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Inspection & Maintenance (I/M) - Archive: Older Files & Publications
This page provides older reports and files that pertain to vehicle inspection and maintenance programs.
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- Revised October, 2000: Effectiveness of OBD II Evaporative Emission Monitors - 30 Vehicle Study (PDF) (50pp, 100K, EPA420-R-00-012)
This technical report containing analysis of evaporative emission data on induced failures and subsequent repairs on 30 OBD vehicles of 1996 - 2000 model years (MYs). The Study includes new data from a follow-up test that Ford Motor Company conducted in September 2000. - Draft Interim Guidance for Federal Facility Compliance with Clean Air Act Sections 118(c) and 118(d) and Applicable Provisions of State Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Programs (PDF) (29pp, 99K, EPA420-D-99-003, December 1999)
- Evaluation of Two Prototype Purge Flow Test Instruments, Final Report: June 1999 (posted July 22, 1999, EPA420-R-99-017)
- Abstract
- Full Report (PDF) (18pp, 58K EPA420-R-99-017, June 1999)
- December, 1996, SAE Paper 960092, Evaluation of Methods to Determine Catalyst Efficiency in the Inspection/Maintenance Process (PDF) (12pp, 71K)
- I/M Program Highlights, July - Sept. 1995
Contact: Dave Sosnowski at 734-214-4823 or sosnowski.dave@epa.gov