The smog pump is designed to help clean the air the exits the exhaust. It might actually be detrimental to remove it if you have to pass emissions testing.
No, it will not pass the smog test with a defective or removed O2 sensor.
Trouble code P1258 means: Engine Metal Over Temperature Protection
the opdomiter does not work, will it pass smog? opdomiter, not sure what that is. Please define.
Get it fixed.
Yes that used car should pass smog inspection.
There could be many reasons why your car will not pass the smog check in your state. The inspection center should have given you a code as to why the car failed.
yes
It has to be repaired. A recent reset is an auto fail. You can't have any resets in last 100 miles, but it is easy and cheap to replace
the shop I go to said that my 2000 Jetta would not pass the smog check when the catalytic converter went bad.
The answer to this question is fairly complex. We recommend you visit the link below to find out how to pass the smog check and what might cause your vehicle to fail... http://www.smogtips.com/passing_inspection.cfm
You certainly can trade your car in even if it won't pass a smog check. Some people will even let you trade cars that don't run.