Inspector Program (Smog Check Technician)
Description: The Inspector Program teaches you the foundational skills employers look for
when hiring smog check technicians and the training offers the following courses:
State Approved Level 1 Training (Engine and Emission Control Fundamentals)
This course is a minimum of 68 hours in length and is designed for inspector applicants with
little or no automotive experience and covers the following topics:
- Safety
- Engine theory
- Design and operation for gasoline and diesel engines
- Cooling systems
- Exhaust systems
- Electrical systems
- Ignition systems
- Induction systems
- Fuel injection systems
- Carburetion
- Engine management systems and On-board diagnostics
- Emission control theory, design, and operation
- Emissions cause and effect.
- This course is a minimum of 28 hours in length and is designed for Inspector applicants and
- covers the following topics:
- Safety
- Administrative requirements of Smog Check
- Equipment Maintenance
- Visual Inspection procedures
- Emissions testing procedures
- Functional testing procedures
- General information when completing a Smog Check inspection.
What you’ll learn in this course:
This course is designed to give you the knowledge and requirements to become of a Certified
Smog Inspector. It covers information on basic & enhanced smog inspections, laws and
regulations pertaining to smog inspections, and how to perform a proper smog inspection using
the BAR-97 smog machine, DAD OIS machine and the EVAP System machine.