how to find know if my car is fed spec or cali spec?

[FinalLast]

Q
I need to know quickly how I can tell if my car is fed spec or cali spec.

need to order exhaust gasket
thank you



http://thehairyspot.info/galant/IMG_1005.JPG

[pinoyesv6]

if you have an 02+ then its a cali spec automatically.

if you have a 99-01. well. if you have the heat shield removed or you can see behind the heat shield that would be a plus. if your manifold looks like a pile of mashed potatoes then its a cali spec. if it looks similar to aftermarket headers then its a fed spec.

if you have more than one cat converter then its a cali spec

if you have a wire (o2 sensor) going into the exhaust manifold its a cali spec

[jusmills]

I was wondering the same thing...pinoy (or anyone else) do you have pics of the exhaust manifolds of a fed spec and cali spec side by side...I searched and thought I remember seeing a post on it here before but I can't find it anymore

I was thinking are there some cali spec cars (99-01) out there that don't have the mashed potato (as you put it) exhaust manifold but have more than one cat or have a wire going into the exhaust?

The reason I ask is cause, I thought I had a fed spec car (base on the fact that its an '00 and exhaust looks like aftermarket headers). But I've had a SES light and had the code pulled. It says that catalyst value returned low, bank 1 of 2 (PO421 if I recall). If the cat (whichever one it is) is bad I want to get it replaced (along with new O2 sensors) but I'm not sure what to buy (if cat #1 is physically different than cat #2) or if I can just by a generic ones for 100 or so...

Sorry for the long post...

[FinalLast]

I think I also need to change the engine gasket....
look at the pic...
its leaking oil...
sooo dirtyy


i got a 99 i4
i have two trans filter right?
internal and external..
should i get both of them since i'm going to do trans service?

[peanotation]

i don't think it would matter for a gasket would it? even if they have different part numbers, still might be the same thing

[FinalLast]

i don't think it would matter for a gasket would it? even if they have different part numbers, still might be the same thing

I was at the mitsubishi parts website and it wanted me to pic 2.4 fed spec or 2.4 cali spec for the exhaust gasket.

so i just want to make sure

from what i can understand and the pic of the engine i believe i got a cali spec...

[manybrews]

read the emission sticker on the hood.

it gives year, engine size, and all the drivetrain specs you need.

[ChikagoGTZ]

I thought all i4s are cali spec.

[Danger DANJ]

FinalLast, your car is Cali spec.

I thought all i4s are cali spec.

No, not all, but most. I don't know if you remember, but TOC8G had a Fed spec I4 and it got wrecked.

[krispy03]

how about that, mines cali spec.
i bought my car with 630 miles on it in feb '03 and carfax said that my galant was a rent-a-car down in cali. i guess someone drove it here and the dealership bought it.

[dave1]

speaking of carfax i paid for a month of carfax if anyone wants to know some info. i did my 2 cars found out nothing and now i dont want 25 bux to go to waste

[loser00]

so what do we look for to see if its cali

[Danger DANJ]

so what do we look for to see if its cali

The easiest way is to look for the O2 sensor. On the I4 Galants like in FinalLast's pic above, you can look down under the heat shield and see the O2 sensor sticking out which means Cali spec. On a Fed spec, you won't see the O2 sensors because they will be under the car before and after the main cat. And with the V6 Galants, the Cali specs have the O2 sensors sticking right out of the top of the manifolds and through the heat shields. On Fed spec V6 Galants, you won't see the O2 sensors, just like the I4 Fed specs.

[lonestar22]

now im mildly confused about my car. my heatshield looks nothing like that but there is a O2 sensor visible and what looks like a catalyst converter in the engine bay, the only thing is i live in texas and i got this car brand new in 00 as a 01 model. I got it when it was only 5mi. old. doesnt it being cali spec make the exhaust and other parts more restrictive?

[pinoyesv6]

the cali spec cars were sold all over the US. not just cali. they call it the cali spec car cuz it meets califonia's strict emission standards. the fed spec cars didn't.

[DryBear]

FYI, Cali Spec V6 Exhaust Manifolds, painted silver (previously rust colored):

Rear bank is on top and front bank is on bottom (note: front manifold has extra hole for EGT sensor probe, to the left of O2 Sensor)