how to tell if a gen 4 4cyl is federal or cali emission

[bronzemaxell]

i suspect my gen4 flex pipe has a leak, upon inspect , it was already welded with a fairly new made in china flex pipe, but for some reason, when i look at it while the car was warming up, i do see a little white smoke coming out of the end of the end of the flex pipe, and i feel some air blowing around the transmission area.

anyway, the vehicle doesn't have the original hood anymore that tell if it is federal or cali emission.
what other area i can look at,

i want to see if i can replace the entire flex pipe with catalytic converter.

when i replaced my bank1 sensor 1 sensor, it was an air fuel ratio sensor. like the one used in cali emission vehicle. the vehicle was originally sold and registered in NY state.

[Mike Gerber]

Call Toyota corporate at 1-800-331-4331 with the VIN number and ask customer service. They should be able to tell from the VIN.

Mike

[bigbird]

there should be a sticker near the front of the underside of the hood. it will tell ya if its cali there.

[bronzemaxell]

Originally Posted by bigbird

there should be a sticker near the front of the underside of the hood. it will tell ya if its cali there.

the hood was not original, car was involve with 2 previous accidents before i bought it.

now the hood only has the insulation thing. no sticker found.

[toyomoho]

Thought NY fully adopted California auto emissions standards in 1996. Cars sold in NY after this date would then be required to comply with California emissions standards.

[Tom 2000]

California emissions cars had 2 cats. One was connected to the exhaust manifold. The other was in the more traditional location under the car. However, I have seen this 2 cat set-up in Camrys outside California as well.

Mine is a Federal-spec model with 1 cat. The exhaust manifold is a little different. My car has these 4 slots on the ex manifold heatshield right near where it joins the downpipe.

[95PimpingCamry]

^ Mine is federal w/ 2 cats. Oh and it's a 95 if that means anything.

[Black95Cam]

hmm 2 cats? i only see a cat up front near/after the flex pipe and a resonator.. doesnt seem like i have a cat near the exhaust manifold. and my is cali emission approved.

[ASG14]

Bring Vin to your local Toyota dealer and ask. /Done