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It's been wicked hot at work. Not only do I wear long heavy pants, boots, coveralls, leather jacket, big fucking gloves, full face cotton mask, resporator and a welding hood, but I make the things I'm working on anywhere from 300-1200*F. Some days I do this in the sun, others in a submarine with little to no air movement at all. Makes the summer days suck.

The cat's out of the bag for some. Looking into what makes an OBDii car pass or fail in NH. It's not a very complicated system to bypass if you have a standalone ECU with the correct features. Here's what I've found:

How do mechanics conduct the emissions inspection?

To conduct the additional test of the OBDII, the mechanic uses the OBDII cable to connect the NHOST equipment to the OBDII diagnostic link connector (DLC) on the vehicle.
A vehicle will be rejected from the OBDII test if:

-The DLC on the vehicle is obstructed, missing or broken.
-The OBDII malfunction indicator light (MIL) on the vehicle does not illuminate when the ignition is set to the ON position and the engine is not in operation, (KOEO).
-The MIL remains illuminated when the engine is in operation, (KOER).
-The OBDII readiness monitors on the vehicle report that the OBDII system is "Not-Ready" for the test<
-If the system reports "Non-Communication" when the DLC is connected to the vehicle and the engine is running.
-The MIL is "Commanded ON" indicating an emission related malfunction

So there ya go.