Question: Will non-CA compliant emissions parts cause a car to fail emissions in NYS?
Background: My 1999 Saturn SL2 has been throwing a P420 code. The car is CA emissions, and as I understand it, any repairs done to a CA emissions car in New York at a shop is required to have CA emissions compliant parts used for replacement. Wondering if i can save some $$ doing it myself and going to Federal emissions parts, or if I'm just setting myself up to fail come inspection time.
On this car there is (as I understand it) a cat (precat I believe) in the exhaust manifold and then the catalytic converter. Catalytic converter was replaced a two years ago with OEM parts, and I am told this time it is the exhaust manifold that needs to be replaced this time. The CA emissions parts are significantly more expensive and given the age and value of the car I'd like to save some money.
TIA.
Background: My 1999 Saturn SL2 has been throwing a P420 code. The car is CA emissions, and as I understand it, any repairs done to a CA emissions car in New York at a shop is required to have CA emissions compliant parts used for replacement. Wondering if i can save some $$ doing it myself and going to Federal emissions parts, or if I'm just setting myself up to fail come inspection time.
On this car there is (as I understand it) a cat (precat I believe) in the exhaust manifold and then the catalytic converter. Catalytic converter was replaced a two years ago with OEM parts, and I am told this time it is the exhaust manifold that needs to be replaced this time. The CA emissions parts are significantly more expensive and given the age and value of the car I'd like to save some money.
TIA.