INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE (I/M) EMISSIONS CONTINUOUS LEARNING. Saturn Saturn 1994

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# INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE (I/M) EMISSIONS CONTINUOUS LEARNING

#### SUBJECT: 1991-1995 Saturn Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) Emissions Continuous Learning Seminar (Course No. ST05333)

#### TO: Saturn Fixed Operation Managers

As a part of the 1990 Clean Air Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has enacted legislation requiring states with metropolitan areas that do not meet federal clean air standards to institute inspection maintenance (I/M) emissions testing programs for passenger vehicles and light trucks (less than 8500 GVW). Those affected states are developing their own plans for testing. As a result of this testing, Saturn owners whose vehicles do not meet the state requirements for emissions may require your retail facility to make the necessary repairs prior to being re-tested.

A Technical Training Course has been developed by Saturn to help your experienced service technicians correctly diagnose and repair these vehicles. The Team Member Development Task Force has determined that this course is mandatory for each retail facility in and around states or metropolitan areas that are affected by I/M testing laws. The Saturn I/M Emissions Technical Training Course (ST05333) is a one-day course covering the following subjects:

o Explanation of the Enhanced Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) program o Basic (I/M) testing o Enhanced (I/M) testing o Automotive exhaust emissions theory o Saturn emissions control systems review o I/M based diagnostics o Closed loop SOHC emissions diagnosis o Closed loop DOHC emissions diagnosis o EVAP emissions diagnosis o Use of applicable Saturn special tools review

#### Prerequisites

The I/M emissions course builds upon previously learned information. This course is intended for the service technicians who will be responsible for repairing vehicles which have not passed their area's I/M 240 test. These technicians must have completed at least one of the following Saturn Initial Service Training programs:

1. 5-day Component Track (3903), plus 5-day Diagnostic Track (3910) 2. 10-day Service Technical Training (04881) 3. 15-day Service Technical Training (05136)

#### Schedule

The schedule is designed to coincide with the state or area's roll-out of their I/M 240 testing program. Since many areas are still making decisions regarding I/M 240, this schedule may change. The Saturn Retail Training Scheduling Team and your Field Representative will have the most current schedule.

#### Duration

This is a one-day class.

#### Times

All sessions will begin at 8:00 a.m. and conclude by 4:30 p.m. Please plan your travel to coincide with this schedule. Allow ample time to get to the airport after class to ensure you can make your flight.

#### Instructor

These classes will be conducted by Saturn Field Service Engineers.

#### Locations

In keeping with our commitment to deliver update technical training regionally when feasible, this course will be delivered at the General Motors STG Training Centers and affiliated Colleges (locations are at GM Training Centers unless otherwise indicated). This schedule reflects the roll-out schedule of local I/M testing.

#### Enrollment

Class size is limited to eight technicians, so enroll early to ensure availability of the session you desire to attend. Enrollment procedures are the same as for other Saturn classes. Call the Retail Training Scheduling Team at 1 (800) 828-2112, prompt 5 and provide them with the student's name and other requested information. Also, provide the session date and location you desire to attend from the tables above. If you need transportation assistance, hotel information, or directions to the training location, contact our travel partner Wright Travel at 1 (800) 225-4944.

#### Initial Training

The information contained in this course will be included in the fifteen-day initial training program for new technicians that is conducted in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Technicians attending initial training during March, 1995 will be familiar with the I/M 240 and will not require this one-day class.

I/M 240 AREA TRAINING LOCATION SESSIONS DATES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maine Auburn, Maine 1 February 15 Central Maine Community College

W. Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2 March 8 & 9

Maryland Fairfax, Virginia 3 March 8, 9 & 10

Maryland Moorestown, New Jersey 3 March 8, 9 & 10 E. Pennsylvania

Phoenix, Arizona Glendale, Arizona 2 March 15 & 16 El Paso, Texas

Dallas & Ft. Worth, TX Dallas, Texas 2 March 15 & 16

E. Pennsylvania Tarrytown, New York 3 March 22, 23 & 24 Connecticut

Denver, Colorado Denver, Colorado 2 March 29 & 30 Salt Lake City, Utah

Houston, Texas Houston, Texas 2 April 26 & 27

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia 3 May 23, 24 & 25

Providence, Rhode Island Boston, Massachusetts 2 June 21 & 22

New York Moorestown, New Jersey 4 July 25, 26, 27 & 28 New Jersey

N. Kentucky Cincinnati, Ohio 2 July 18 & 19

Upstate New York Buffalo, New York 2 July 18 & 19

New York Tarrytown, New York 4 July 25, 26, 27 & 28

Gary, Indiana Chicago, Illinois 2 July 26 & 27 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Washington, D.C. Fairfax, Virginia 2 August 2 & 3

The I/M 240 Area indicates the I/M 240 test areas for which the corresponding class is intended. If I/M 240 is coming to other communities near that training center a a later date, those technicians should wait until roll-out of I/M 240 test in their area. For example, the July 26 & 27 classes in Chicago are intended for the Gary, Indiana and Milwaukee, Wisconsin vicinity Retailers. The Chicago tests do not start until January, 1996. Additional Chicago classes will be scheduled for Chicago area Retailers at that time.

The following sessions are planned for delivery to coincide with 1996 New Product Training. More information will be provided in a future bulletin.

TRAINING SESSIONS DATES LOCATION ------------------------------------------------------------------ Burbank, California 2 September, 1995

Boston, Massachusetts 2 September, 1995

Portland, Oregon 3 September, 1995

More sessions are planned for delivery during the 1996 calendar year to coincide with testing roll-outs in other areas of the country.

General Motors bulletins are intended for use by professional technicians, not a "do-it-yourselfer". They are written to inform those technicians of conditions that may occur on some vehicles, or to provide information that could assist in the proper service of a vehicle. Properly trained technicians have the equipment, tools, safety instructions and know-how to do a job properly and safely. If a condition is described, do not assume that the bulletin applies to your vehicle, or that your vehicle will have that condition. See a General Motors dealer servicing your brand of General Motors vehicle for information on whether your vehicle may benefit from the information.