Duncan

Maybe someone can help me. My 1996 Subaru has always passed mandatory bi-annual smog checks with flying colors. No hitches until this time round. Yesterday my teenage son took the car to a Speedee oil &lube service station for a smog check and although the car passed, the technician handwrote on the certificate some weird comments which may raise red flags at the DMV. Unfortunately, my son merrily paid the tech $90 without questioning the handwritten comments. The station is now closed for Thanksgiving holiday. Perhaps someone can give me a clue in the meantime about the Technician's comments so I am armed with facts when I have a chance to phone Speedee lube on Monday. Here's what the Technician wrote. He claimed that my 1996 Subaru was an OBD II system but that the "underhood sticker" said it was an OBD I. So he tested it as an OBD I and says he "lets it go," inspite of "car doesn't come on check engine light after start car." What's this Technician talking about? For what it's worth, my car is not showing any check engine light after the smog test.