Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on January 13, 1993.
As of Thursday, December 26th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModels
M20-C1993 and older model-year light duty trucks medium duty vehicles and heavy duty engines utilizing IMPCO or IMPCO-compatible feedback controlled conversion system.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-261-2
  • Executive Order 261-2 / D261-2
  • ARB # D-261-2
  • Executive Order No: D-261-2
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-261-2
  • Resolution D-261-2
For Free CARB Executive Order Status verification, email an image of the device Executive Order label as well as the Year/Make/Model and Test Group # of the vehicle to [email protected]

Download: Executive Order D-261-2 PDF

D-261-2 Document:


CARB_D-261-2

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                                  State of California              31
                                  AIR RESOURCES BOARD



                                EXECUTIVE ORDER D—261—2
                    Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                of the Vehicle Code


                               ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS .
                                FUEL PILOT, MODEL M20—C


Pursuant to the authority vested in the Air Resources Board by Section 27156 of
the Vehicle Code;   and

Pursuant to the authority vested in the undersigned by Section 39515 and Section
39516 of the Health and Safety Code and Executive Order G—45—5;

IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED:  That the installation of the Fuel Pilot, Model
M—20—C, manufactured by Engine Management Systems, 805—B University Ave., Los:
Gatos,   California 95030,   has been found not to reduce the effec;iveness of
required motor vehicle pollution control devices    and, therefore, is exempt from
the prohibitions of Section 27156 of the Vehicle    Code for 1993 and older model—
year light—~duty trucks, medium—duty vehiclesand    heavy—duty engines operating on
compressed natural gas and utilizing Impco or an    Impco—compatible feedback
controlled conversion systems.
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This exemption shall not apply to any device, apparatus, or mechanism advertised,
offered for sale or sold with, or installed on, a motor vehicle prior to or
concurrent with transfer to an ultimate purchaser.

This Executive Order is valid provided that installation instructions for this
device will not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different from
those submitted by the system manufacturer.

Changes made to the desigh or operating conditions of the device, as exempted by
the Air Resources Board, that adversely affect the performance of a vehicle‘s
pollution control system shall invalidate this Executive Order.

Marketing of this system using an identification other than that shown in this
Executive Order or marketing of this system for an application other than those
listed in this Executive Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is
obtained from the Air Resources Board.  Exemption of a kit shall not be construed
as exemption to sell, offer for sale, or advertise any component of a kit as an
individual device.

This Executive Order does not constitute any opinion as to the effect that the
use of this device may have on any warranty either expressed or implied by the
vehicle manufacturer.


ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS                                   |    EXECUTIVE ORDER D—261—2
FUEL PILOT, MODEL M20—C .          Te                            (Page 2of 2)
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THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION, ACCREDITATION,
APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY THE AIR RESOURCES BOARD OF ANY
CLAIMS OF THE APPLICANT CONCERNING ANTI—POLLUTION BENEFITS OR ANY ALLEGED .
BENEFITS OF ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS‘ FUEL PILOT, MODEL M20—C.

No claims of any kind, such as "Approved by the Air Resources Board" may be made
with respect to the action taken herein in any advertising or other oral or
written communication.                                 /
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Section 17500 of the Business and Professions Code makes untrue or misleading
advertising unlawful, and Section 17534 makes violation punishable as a
misdemeanor .

Section 43644 of the Health and Safety Code pfovides as. follows:

             "43644,   (a) No person shall install, sell, offer for sale, or
             advertise, or, except in an application to the state board for
             certification of a device,   represent,        any device as a motor vehicle
             pollution control device for use on any used motor vehicle unless
             that device has been certified by the state board.  No person shall
             sell, offer for sale, advertise, or represent any motor vehicle
             pollution control device as a certified device which, in fact, is not
             a certified device.   Any violations of this subdivision is a
             misdemeanor."

Any apparent violation of the conditions of this Executive Order will bg
submitted to the Attorney General of California for such action as he deems
advisable.                                         7;£<~’

Executed at El Monte, California, this               day of January, 1993.

                                                                           C


                                              Summerfield
                                     gistant Division Chief
                                   Mobile Source Division



Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:44:43
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:44:43

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