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http://www.citynews.ca/2016/01/18/selling-used-cars-get-lot-tougher-new-inspection-standards/


 The province is updating their inspection standards for the first time in 42 years, requiring mechanics to go through a more detailed, 96-page checklist before passing a car.

“It’s a huge change,” Alan Gelman said, co-owner of GlennAlan Motors. “The cost is going to change. The time factor is going to change. The price of used cars is going to change.”

The new requirements come into effect July 1.

For example, under the current requirements, in order for a vehicle to pass, the engine just had to get the car up to 60 km/hr. Come July, a whole host of items will need to be checked.

“So you’re talking about an oil leak, which apparently, as far as the new regulations, it wouldn’t pass,” Gelman said, admitting a fail would result in costly repairs that would probably end up being more than the car is worth.

Stephen Del Duca, minister of transportation, said some of the biggest changes involve checks on parts of a vehicle that didn’t exist in the 1970s, like air bags, power train and anti-lock brakes.

“It was time for a refresh,” Del Duca said. “It was time for an update, but ultimately we want to have the safest vehicles certified and on our roads.”

Other notable changes include cracks in a vehicle’s windshield. Any crack larger than 50 millimetres in the area covered by the wipers will result in a fail. Under the current regulations, no minimum lengths are mentioned and the crack couldn’t be in the driver’s immediate field of view.

Any warning light activated on the dash would result also in a vehicle failing.

Gelman estimates an additional 25 per cent of cars will fail as a result of the new standards.

However, industry experts say in order to protect consumers, the province needs to go even further with its regulation overhaul.

George Iny, director of the Automobile Protection Association, says he’d like to see even more transparency in the inspection process.

“The issue with safety standards and certification in Ontario is not that it is out of date, it’s that the model is broken,” Iny said. “There isn’t enough oversight of shops or techs that will pass vehicles that should never pass.”

Safety standard inspections are required when registering a rebuilt vehicle, transferring a used vehicle to a new owner, registering a vehicle coming in from another province, or changing the status of a vehicle from ‘unfit’ to ‘fit.’

Here are some of the major changes:
Powertrain

New requirements have been added to the powertrain system, including: accelerator pedal, throttle actuator, exhaust system, drive shaft, differential, clutch, clutch pedal, engine and transmission mounts, gear shifter/ selector and position indicator, drive belt pulley, electric and hybrid electric powertrain, gasoline and diesel fuel systems, and compressed natural gas and propane fuel systems.

Suspension

There are new ride height, bushing, and shock/strut requirements. There are also new requirements for air suspension components and suspension system travel.

Brakes

There are new requirements to measure and record the dimensions of brake components including drum, rotor and brake lining.
There is a better distinction between various types of brake systems — the criteria are now more closely aligned with the specific requirements for each of the various system types. (e.g. vacuum assist, hydraulic assist, air assist).
There are new requirements for Anti-lock Brake System (ABS).
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) systems are now required for light duty vehicles manufactured on or after September 1, 2011. The system must function as intended for those vehicles that require the system.

Steering

Rack and pinion steering system requirements, including associated parts (boot, bellows, clamps) have been added in addition to those for recirculating ball type.
New requirements for upper strut bearings, steering dampener, tilt/telescopic hardware, remote steering systems, hydraulic power steering system pump and associated components and minimum parts quality and maximum leakage requirements have been introduced.
Steering lash requirements have been simplified.

Instruments and Auxiliary Equipment

New requirements have been added for horn switch, speedometer, odometer, windshield wiper.
Limits on coolant leakage from all heaters and fuel leakage from auxiliary heaters were added.

Lamps

Lighting requirements have been changed to incorporate the lighting equipment required by the federal safety standard at the time the vehicle was new.

Electrical

The revised section provides requirements for vehicle wiring.
Requirements for the vehicle’s battery are provided. Battery, posts, connections, mounts, and covers must be tight and free from corrosion, deterioration, or evidence of burning. All equipment must be secure, comprised of OEM-quality components, and in good condition.

Body

Specific requirements have been introduced to deal with a loss of structural integrity of cab, cargo or passenger body, frame or sub-frame, tailgate, bumper, seats and seat belts due to specified weaknesses, deficiencies, damage, seizure, wear, loss of components or material or improper repair procedures.
There is a new requirement to inspect equipment, latches, handles, door openers, hinges and other devices attached to the vehicle. All equipment must be in good working condition, not be missing, nor present an unsafe or hazardous condition to individuals who may be exposed to the vehicle.
There is a new requirement to inspect the entire area of the windshield swept by either the driver’s or passenger’s side wiper, with limits specified.
Window tint requirements are part of the new standard.
Occupant protection systems required by federal law must now be tested for functionality via the vehicle telltale diagnostic lamp. The system check includes, when originally equipped, air bags, seatbelt pre-tensioners, and side air bag curtains.

Tire and Wheel

The new requirement fails if a tire or any single point on a tire’s tread is below the minimum.
The minimum required tread depth has increased.
No mixing of radial with other tire construction types (such as bias ply) is permitted.
The use of wheel spacers is now prohibited, although adaptors are permitted if they are in good mechanical condition.

Coupling Devices

Clearer distinctions between various types of hitch systems with more complete criteria aligned with specific requirements for each hitch type.

Road Test

A section has been added to the inspection standards to capture the elements that should be inspected and recorded during a road test of the vehicle including: tell-tales, shock absorber functionality, odometer, steering, etc.

General

An inspection report must be provided to the consumer, noting important information about the results of the inspection, including measurements for specified components (e.g. tire tread depth); and, any warning lamps that are illuminated.



See the entire vehicle inspection standard handbook below or at this mobile-friendly link.

Reference handbook: Ontario's passenger/light-duty vehicle inspection standard



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Hang onto you wallet, car owners: the provincial government is coming for us again and it’s going to make driving much more expensive — especially for the poor.

The financial whammy about to come down on us when the budget is delivered next month could be threefold: a new gasoline tax likely disguised as “carbon pricing;” new vehicle registration fees that the province may allow all municipalities to collect; and revised safety standards for used vehicles.

Only the last of the three increases in car ownership costs is a sure thing. Tough new inspection rules for used cars come into effect on July 1 and they are guaranteed to make the cheapest used cars much more expensive to buy.

The government and the new car dealers are touting the tougher rules for used cars as necessary for safety, and perhaps to some extent they are. But I’ve never heard of anyone dying or even being hurt because of the old rules, which were in place for 42 years.

On the other hand, I know of plenty of people who couldn’t get a job because they didn’t have a car. And the tougher inspection rules will put the price of the cheapest used car or truck even further out of the reach of young people and the working poor.

Under the current rules, a technician must inspect the windshield, tires, brakes and mechanical systems of a car (10 different areas of the vehicle) and certify that they are functional within reasonable wear limits.

Under the new rules they will also have to inspect a whole raft of vehicle elements previously overlooked: engine mounts and door latches, fuel lines, airbags, lightbulbs and electronics — including the dash warning lights, which are the bane of car owners everywhere.

You know that pesky engine light that’s been on in your Impala since 2002? No certification for you after July 1. No sale until a dealer fixes it — which as we all know, can be very expensive in the case of an engine light.

Thanks to the abomination called Drive Clean, the days are already long gone when young people and the working poor could pick up a $400 junker to get them to school or the plant cheaply.

Unless someone is giving you a car today, a few thousand bucks is the cheapest you can pick up a reliable used ride these days. The insurance (another terrible government-sponsored racket in Ontario) is likely to cost you more than the vehicle.

The new inspection rules probably won’t change a thing about the prices of used cars offered by dealerships and big used car outfits like Stricklands in Lakeshore, which already check their used cars pretty carefully.

But the rules are likely to add thousands of dollars to the price of the cheapest, oldest used cars on the market, the ones sold out of backyards on Kijiji and by curbsiders.

It will also cut the value of the used car you already drive. “Knock about 25 per cent from the value of your used car on July 1,” warned a knowledgeable poster called KJ_in_Kingston, commenting on an article about the new rules on autotrader.ca.

“There is virtually no need for this … huge money grab and an attempt to force perfectly good vehicles off the road so the automakers and dealers can extort ridiculous amounts from car owners,” he ranted. “More garbage law.”

At a time of declining prosperity, it’s going to cost Ontarians billions more to drive every year, on top of the $10 billion they already pay in taxes and fees. That means more of us will have to walk, ride a bike or take transit against our will.

Those of us lucky to have good jobs will be fine; well, we might have to give up a few drinks or a few nights out. It’s what the new rules and fees will do to families barely scraping by that makes my blood boil.

The proposed vehicle registration fee alone could raise up to $660 million from the owners of the 11 million cars in Ontario, says Frank Notte, director of government relations for the Trillium Automobile Dealer’s Association, which represents Ontario’s 1,000-plus new car dealers.

According to the association higher gas taxes are expected to arrive next month with the 2016 provincial budget.

Premier Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals like to talk a lot about helping the poor — have you heard about their “sharing economy” yet? — but seem to do the opposite when it comes to passing new law.



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chuk my friend took the updated coarse this past wednesday for the new safety rule going into affect in july and he is saying it will be a nightmare for those of us wish to safety a future ride not good at all
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I wonder how he got to register .. I am a fully licensed Shop with a safety license, Light car & truck, heavy truck, bikes, and I am licensed body body tech.. And so far I have heard nothing official from the Ministry about anything.. Everything I hear is from the Net or newspaper..The ministry has not notified me or my shop about any change what-so-ever..furious I was thinking all of this is hype until the budget and until they pass the legislation..



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he works for a chain repair store and the head office set up the training for several shops in the area i was just there for a safety on the black car and they were off to take the coarse i have very little details chuk
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Just weird .. Nobody in my area has heard anything official..lots of rumours and  stuff here and there but nothing from the Ministry !!!Because it is not official until they pass the legislation into law..But they have a majority so it will pass..God I will be glad when that ugly horse face is gone..cry cry furious[1].gif



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i thought it was a little weird to but i am not into the daily grind any longer but do wish to keep informed i will check with him again i may have misunderstood what they were going for training it can't hurt to ask him again
thanks bob

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