california car

[92lazerturbors]

Hey guys my friend has a 90 talon tsi awd. we cant figure out wether its a california car or not and we are having trouble hooking up the vacuum lines. can anyone hook us up with a vacuum diagram for the egr and throttle body vacuum hoses? and what is a quick way to tell wether or not its a california car or not? thanks

 

[Street_Killer]

Theres a diagram on the underside of the hood.

 

[92lazerturbors]

yeah I know we have a manual and the daigram on the hood don't match up so we dont know where the hose hooks up exactly. the throttle body is different on this than on my 92 laser and i think it is a california car. how do i tell if its a california car or not because the have different emission laws there so there cars are wired different to abide by the laws.

 

[luv2rallye]

Look at the MD# on the ECU and compare to this: http://simon.chi.il.us/ECU/ECUID.html

 

[Defiant]

"What are the differences between Federal cars and California (CA) cars?

CA cars have more stringent emissions requirements than Federal cars, so they have a couple of extra pieces of equipment. An exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) solenoid valve is installed on CA cars next to the fuel pressure solenoid valve, while Federal cars have a empty space there. 1G CA ECUs are programmed slightly differently than Federal ECUs, making it problematic to switch ECUs from car to car without getting error codes.

To add to the confusion, all 1994 USA DSMs had California emissions, meaning there are technically no Federal 1994 cars. This prevents 1994 owners from installing an EGR blockoff plate, as the CA-style ECU is smart enough to notice and flag an error code. This requires the substitution of a 92-93 Federal ECU for the original CA ECU.

Other than that, there are no differences between Federal and CA cars. "
http://members.shaw.ca/costall/1000Q/answers-makeandmodel.htm#FedvsCAcars

The VIN plate on the driver's door jamb will indicate whether the vehicle was built to Federal or California safety and emissions regulations.