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CA SMOG CHECK INSPEC TOR
EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
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Question 1: What are the names of the three main
inspection program areas in California?
CORRECT ANSWER: enhanced, basic and change of
ownership
Question 2: How many smog technician(s) are required
to perform testing/repair at a licensed smog check station during the hours the station is open?
CORRECT ANSWER: any amount who represents both
license all hours of operation
Question 3: Can a registered Automotive Repair Dealer
(ARD) contract with a customer to perform smog check
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repairs on vehicles that fail a smog check inspection without being a licensed smog check test and repair station?
CORRECT ANSWER: no
Question 4: What vehicle identification label must be
affixed to a specially constructed vehicle (SPCN) for a test only or test and repair station to inspect the vehicle?
CORRECT ANSWER: referee label
Question 5: May a test and repair station sublet a smog
check inspection to a test only station?
CORRECT ANSWER: no
Question 6: May a licensed smog technician working at a
test only station perform minor adjustments to ignition timing?
CORRECT ANSWER: no, cant do timing adjustments
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Question 7: List 3 reasons a smog check technician may
reject a vehicle for inspection
CORRECT ANSWER: unsafe, unfit, not compatible
(incompatible)
Question 8: A consumer's vehicle failed a smog
inspection (high emissions) at a test only station. The consumer had the vehicle repaired at a non-licensed repair facility at a cost of $487. An "after repairs" smog inspection was performed, and the vehicle still failed for high emissions. Does the vehicle qualify for a $450 cost waiver?
CORRECT ANSWER: no because the repairs weren't
done by a licensed station and technician
Question 9: A test and repair station doesn't have the
appropriate tools/equipment to repair a particular vehicle they are about to inspect. What obligation, if any, does the station have toward the customer prior to performing the smog inspection?
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CORRECT ANSWER: inform the customer on writing
and verbally that if the vehicle fails, the station doesn't have the equipment to repair the vehicle
Question 10: Where should a customer be directed if they
feel their smog inspection and/or repairs were performed incorrectly?
CORRECT ANSWER: BAR referee
Question 11: During a visual inspection, a technician
notices that a light duty truck has dual fuel tanks, one OEM and the other aftermarket tank. What action should be taken by the technician as a result of this finding?
CORRECT ANSWER: Find EO# on aftermarket tank.
If none found then fail the vehicle.
Question 12: During a visual inspection, the technician
notices that an OEM air cleaner is missing, and a non- approved aftermarket cleaner is installed. What action should be taken by the technician as a result of this finding?