silentbob

So I'm not really sure what to do...so I got my IS back in May to replace my 99 accord. no problems with the car. I didn't trade it in b/c I was originally going to give the car to my sister, but she ended up getting a new as well. So now I have my accord that I'm trying to get rid of, but just my luck a couple of months ago the car just started running into problems, the engine light went on and the car stalls sometimes when coming to a stop light (sometimes won't start up at all). it was a weird coincidence that the car started having problems like a month after i bought my new car (maybe b/c i wasn't driving it everyday anymore?) anyways, did some research online about hondas having this problem, and i replaced the fuel injectors and the main relay and reset the ecu. the car would work great for a few days, but then go back to its stalling ways.

I just want to get rid of the damn car and am willing to sell it at a discount, but since the engine light is on I can't get it to pass a smog test (apparently, you can't sell an old car in cali if it hasn't been smogged within the past 3 months), and I REALLY don't wanna pour anymore money into the car. Any advice on what I should do with the car?

66fasty

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Sell it with a bill of sale that states it's for parts only.

ArmanSLR

Where in Cali are you located?

HellFish

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sell the car AS IS. you can sell a car whenever you want, doesnt matter when it was last smogged.

silentbob

orange county

obviously i'm no lawyer, i've read that you can sell a car as is, but technically the sale is not binding b/c cali law requires it to be smogged before sale (cali law > contract). so, if the person buying the car can't fix it and can't pass smog, they can come back to me and it'll be my problem again.

my_shaldan

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email me more info and price, mr2xtreme2@gmail.com, one of my friend might be interested.

Lazy

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you can pass smog if you want to you check ur battery/starter/alternator yet?

silentbob

can you elaborate how to pass smog with a check engine light?

i'm not very mechanically inclined, but the battery was just replaced last year...

TLDriver

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LOL I'll trade you an as is car for your as is car )
What does the CEL code say? what code are popping up?

edgy

this might seem pretty SIMPLE but... .as i read it


you should be able to reset the ECU & IMMEDIATELY take it for a smog check.... before it starts acting up again....


resettign the ECU can be done in teh Smog Check parking lot.... just pull the Neg. battery cable , count to 60 and reattach.


Done.


get a smog check.



sell it.

qksl2

Not that easy. Any OBD2 car has to go through enough starts and drive cycles to perform all of the system checks before it will pass smog...

Ian

Lazy

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^^ what the other guy said or ahem think about it.. lol. There is always a shop out there that will do anything for a price if u know what I mean haha.. battery can still go bad if ur alternator is bad since it doesn't charge it up.

PureDrifter

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register the car as non-op for $18 and sell it like that. that way it makes the sale itself simple, and the new owner can take their time fixing it (wont be able to drive it of course) without worrying about dmv fines/late fees.

silentbob

lol sounds enticing but i respectfully decline
My friend has a code reader so I'm going to pull the codes this week.

Yea, I think non-opping the car is my last resort, since I'm assuming that I'd get a lot less $ for the car...