# Winter beater failed etest, need help! **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [November 30, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-failed-etest-need-help/206697 "2010-11-30T16:26:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lambo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lambo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lambo)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-failed-etest-need-help/206697/1 "2010-11-30T16:26:27Z")
my winter car failed etest, twice actaully, is a subaru with swapped motor. don’t want to spend more money on fixing it, anyone on board can help me? please pm me asap. ---
**Author:** ![Adam\_s13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Adam\_s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adam_s13)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-failed-etest-need-help/206697/2 "2010-11-30T17:27:23Z")
Change spark plugs, air filter and spray Throttle Body Cleaner while keeping it at lowest rpm possible. Make sure you have clean oil and fresh, good gas. That’s basically first steps with any car, then drive the car hard for 20min and don’t turn it off until the test is done. If that doesn’t help then results of your failed test can point you to the problem that you might have. GOOD LUCK! ---
**Author:** ![MP\_B240](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mp_b240/32/5697_2.png) [@MP\_B240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MP_B240)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-failed-etest-need-help/206697/3 "2010-11-30T19:17:27Z")
how’s your cat looking? ---
**Author:** ![Slip\_N\_Slide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Slip\_N\_Slide](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slip_N_Slide)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-failed-etest-need-help/206697/4 "2010-11-30T19:29:41Z")
well what did it fail on? how bad? ---
**Author:** ![Tacoboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2acd7d/32.png) [@Tacoboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tacoboy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-failed-etest-need-help/206697/5 "2010-12-01T00:08:48Z")
> [@MP/B240](#): > > how’s your cat looking? Fat and orange. ---
**Author:** ![Lambo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lambo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lambo)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-failed-etest-need-help/206697/6 "2010-12-01T14:56:43Z")
lol at the cat! on serious note, i’ve done everything adam mentioned plus a bottle of those garentee to pass and alcohol on the second try. it made the 2500rpm test pass but still failed idle test by large. i did search about hot rod test but when i went to this canadian tire at markham rd and 14th ave, the guy didn’t know what i was talking about. help me out please if you know which place do the hot rod test or other methods! ---
**Author:** ![braden](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/braden/32/5757_2.png) [@braden](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/braden)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-failed-etest-need-help/206697/7 "2010-12-01T15:03:55Z")
you obviously dont tip well enough if your car failed 😛 ---
**Author:** ![madchild626](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@madchild626](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/madchild626)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-failed-etest-need-help/206697/8 "2010-12-01T16:19:27Z")
A hot rod test only works if the car has a diffent displacement. I would say try changing the catalytic converter. ---
**Author:** ![Lambo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lambo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lambo)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-failed-etest-need-help/206697/9 "2010-12-01T16:22:15Z")
it is a different displacement swap, the guy there just didn’t know or never heard of a hot rod test. which place would know about it??? my cat is stock, factory oem cat. ---
**Author:** ![tamiltuner\_RPS13](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tamiltuner_rps13/32/5753_2.png) [@tamiltuner\_RPS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tamiltuner_RPS13)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-failed-etest-need-help/206697/10 "2010-12-01T16:56:36Z")
someone correct me if im wrong go to a subaru delearship and ask them for papers that say your car is a hot rod, pretty sure this is what other ppl have done they will look under the hood and see if there is a different engine in it and they will give you the papers ---
**Author:** ![London\_Lukas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@London\_Lukas](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/London_Lukas)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-failed-etest-need-help/206697/11 "2010-12-01T17:27:01Z")
retard the timing, it helped mine to pass. it runs cooler. but thats if its failing the nox part of it ---
**Author:** ![240racer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/240racer/32/5682_2.png) [@240racer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240racer)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-failed-etest-need-help/206697/12 "2010-12-02T14:54:20Z")
you want to get the cat hotter not cooler. the hotter it is, the more shit it burns off. ---
**Author:** ![London\_Lukas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@London\_Lukas](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/London_Lukas)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-beater-failed-etest-need-help/206697/13 "2010-12-02T15:40:14Z")
ok, but thats what helped mine