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2008 Emissions Testing Schedule

Times 10AM to 2PM at the Express Oil & Service Center locations and Texaco Xpress Lube locations in Jefferson and Shelby Counties. Please note program details below the schedule.

Location Address Day Date
Express Oil Hoover 1554 Montgomery Highway, Hoover Friday 9/19/08 *
Express Oil Bessemer 922 9th Avenue, Bessemer Tuesday 9/23/08 *
Texaco Xpress Lube 851 First Street North, Alabaster Wednesday 9/24/08 *
Express Oil Oak Mountain 461 Cahaba Valley Road, Pelham Friday 9/26/08 *
Express Oil West Valley 196 West Valley Avenue, Homewood Tuesday 9/30/08 *
Express Oil East Lake 8400 1st Avenue North, Birmingham Friday 10/3/08 *
Express Oil Leeds 1790 Ashville Road, Leeds Tuesday 10/7/08 *
Texaco Xpress Lube 4496 Montevallo Road, Birmingham Wednesday 10/8/08 *
Express Oil Gardendale 316 Fieldstown Road, Gardendale Friday 10/10/08 *
Express Oil Fairfield 7157 Aaron Aronov Drive, Fairfield Tuesday 10/14/08 *
Express Oil Cahaba Heights 3940 Crosshaven Road, Cahaba Heights Friday 10/17/08 *
Express Oil Brook Highland 5315 Highway 280, Birmingham Tuesday 10/21/08 *
Texaco Express Lube 6975 Cahaba Valley Road, Birmingham Wednesday 10/22/08 *
Express Oil Center Point 2013 Center Point Parkway, Center Point Friday 10/24/08 *
Express Oil Tarrant 1412 Pinson Parkway, Tarrant Tuesday 10/28/08 *
Express Oil Pinson 4665 Center Point Road, Pinson Friday 10/31/08 *
Express Oil Homewood 1717 27th Court South, Homewood Tuesday 11/4/08 *
Texaco Express Lube 1282 Oak Grove Road, Homewood Wednesday 11/5/08 *
Express Oil Alabaster 136 1st Street North, Alabaster Friday 11/7/08 *
Express Oil Chelsea 16971 Highway 280, Chelsea Tuesday 11/11/08 *
Express Oil Valleydale 2644 Valleydale Road, Birmingham Friday 11/14/08 *
Express Oil Rocky Ridge 2556 Rocky Ridge Road, Birmingham Tuesday 1/13/09 *
Texaco Xpress Lube 328 Fieldstown Road, Gardendale Wednesday 1/14/09 *
Express Oil Hueytown 600 Allison-Bonnet Drive, Dolomite Friday 1/16/09 *
Express Oil Downtown University Blvd. Tuesday 1/20/09 *
Express Oil Eastwood 5101 Oporto-Madrid Blvd., Birmingham Friday 1/23/09 *
Express Oil Mountain Brook 407 Hollywood Blvd., Mountain Brook Tuesday 1/27/09 *
Texaco Express Lube 3045 Allison-Bonnet Memorial Dr., Hueytown Wednesday 1/28/09 *
Express Oil Huffman 1123 Huffman Road, Birmingham Friday 1/30/09 *
Express Oil Trussville 1 5975 Chalkville Mountain Road, Trussville Tuesday 2/3/09 *
Express Oil Pelham 2874 Highway 31, Pelham Friday 2/6/09 *
Express Oil Trussville 2 425 Main Street, Trussville Tuesday 2/10/09 *
Texaco Express Lube 2101 Moody Parkway, Moody Wednesday 2/11/09 *
Express Oil Riverchase 3635 Lorna Road, Riverchase Tuesday 2/13/08 *

 

* All Emissions Testing Locations are subject to change due to weather conditions or other unforeseen circumstances.

** Qualified Repairs under the pilot program is determined by the emissions test.  Below are the acceptable exhaust emission readings:

Carbon Dioxide (CO2): 13 – 16%

Carbon Monoxide (CO): less than 0.5%

Oxygen (O2): less than 1.5%

Hydrocarbons (HC): less than 50 ppm

Nitrogen Oxides (NOX): less than 50 ppm
Also, please note the vehicle to be tested must be driven at least 10 minutes in order to get accurate results.  Cold vehicle engines will not give accurate readings.

*** Qualified repairs under this program are to be determined by the pilot shops through diagnostics or other means.

**** The Car Care Program pays 80% of the qualified repairs, up to a maximum of $1,000.00. Your responsibility will be 20% or $200 maximum. To qualify for this program the car can not be older than 15 years. If you choose to make other repairs beyond the qualified repairs under this program, the excess cost will be your responsibility.

***** Vehicles that are currently under manufacturers warranty or other extended warranties do not qualify. Mufflers are not qualified for this program.

 

 
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