Oh, dear. And you need the smog test before you can renew the license, right?
What was the issue last year?
Yes. The bad part of that is that I’m assessed late fees for each day beyond the due date (today) that I go. I should have smogged it two weeks ago, but my brain was at fault.
Last year, the folks who did the work on the distributor didn’t attach one of the leads to the spark plug properly, and raw gas was escaping into the engine compartment. I had to get a whole new distributor cap and wiring, to the tune of $278.
The mechanic said today that it could be a vacuum leak because carbon is escaping, but they have to run the diagnostic on it before they will know. That alone is $65. I have enough for the registration, but I don’t know how much they will assess me in late fees, so I could be paying $90+ for the registration, after the repairs.
*sigh*