§ 86.1306-96 - Equipment required and specifications; overview.

Link to an amendment published at 79 FR 23704, Apr. 28, 2014.

(a) Exhaust emission tests. All engines subject to this subpart are tested for exhaust emissions. Petroleum-, natural gas-, liquefied petroleum gas-, and methanol-fueled Otto-cycle and diesel engines are tested identically with two exceptions. First, the systems used to measure hydrocarbon, nitrogen oxide, methanol, formaldehyde and particulate depend on the type of engine being tested; petroleum-fueled diesel engines require a heated, continuous hydrocarbon detector and a heated, continuous nitrogen oxide detector (see §86.1310); methanol-fueled engines require a heated hydrocarbon detector, a methanol detector and a formaldehyde detector; either a heated or non-heated continuous hydrocarbon detector may be used with natural gas-fueled and liquefied petroleum gas-fueled diesel engines; gasoline-fueled, natural gas- fueled, liquefied petroleum gas-fueled and methanol-fueled Otto-cycle engines are not tested for particulate emissions (see §86.1309). Second, if a gasoline-fueled and methanol-fueled engine is to be used in a vehicle equipped with an evaporative canister, the test engine must have a loaded evaporative canister attached for the exhaust emission test. Necessary equipment and specifications appear in §§86.1308, 86.1309, 86.1310 and 86.1311.

(b) Fuel, analytical gas, and engine cycle specifications. Fuel specifications for exhaust emission testing are specified in §86.1313. Analytical gases are specified in §86.1314. The EPA heavy-duty transient engine cycles for use in exhaust testing are described in §86.1333 and specified in appendix I to this part.

[58 FR 16064, Mar. 24, 1993, as amended at 59 FR 48525, Sept. 21, 1994]