Well, the dealer wanted $50 extra to do the check because they had to remove
the cover and the independent smog check guys wanted $20-$25 extra to do it. I
suppose it is because they need to visually inspect the connections at the
rear of the engine and you cannot see much of anything from under the hood.
I ended up taking it to an independent smog check and paid $20 extra for them
to remove and replace it. After thinking about the air bags going off and also
driving to the smog station with the cover removed, I figured I would give
them the $20 and if they popped off the air bags, it would be on them to
replace them. I also just had shoulder surgery and the right arm/shoulder is
not working so hot...
I watched them remove the cover and they did not appear to disable the air
bags sensors or pull the fuse. I think the manual is reflecting the potential
legal issues...
best,
shook
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'74 Triumph TR6
'01 HD XLH 883
'03 GMC Cargo Van
----- Original Message -----
From: David Scheidt
To: old dirtbeard
Cc: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] air bags and dash work
On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 1:22 PM, old dirtbeard <dirtbeard@pacbell.net>
wrote:
Hi guys,
I need to smog check my 03 GMC cargo van for the first time and will need
to
remove the engine cover (under the dashboard) to get the smog check done.
I have done this many times for previous older vans, but when I looked at
the
GMC shop manual there are all sorts of dire warnings about disabling the
air
bag SIR, pulling the fuse, disconnecting all the various zone sensors,
etc. It
makes the job a lot more complicated that I had envisioned.
Is all of this air bag precaution actually necessary to remove the engine
cover or is this over-cautious legalese for the benefit of the personal
injury
lawyers. Thanks.
I have no idea, but why is this your problem, and not the problem of the
shop doing the test? And what does that cover have to come off for, anyway?
Can't they see from the hood? And you don't need to do any of that to get to
the ODB port.
--
David Scheidt
dmscheidt@gmail.com
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