Repair process guide

Project Clean Air Repair (CAR) assists income-qualified Minnesotans with free vehicle emissions control repairs.

Your car may have a faulty emissions system if you observe any of the following:

• Check engine light.
• Low engine power.
• Misfiring.
• Odor, like rotten eggs.
• Knocking, pinging, or rattling sounds.

If you suspect your car needs a repair, call one of our participating partner garages to arrange an inspection. Garage staff will confirm your eligibility and perform the emission system repairs at no cost to you. Environmental Initiative will be invoiced directly for the work.

Partner garages

• Cars for Neighbors (Meineke Car Care Center) — 13835 Johnson St. NE, Ham Lake, Minn. 55304
• The Lift Garage — 2401 E Lake St., Minneapolis, Minn. 55406
• Nghia’s Automotive Services — 2525 N 42nd Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. 55412
• Turbo Tim’s
  • Mounds View — 2375 Mounds View Blvd., Mounds View, Minn. 55112
  • Northeast Minneapolis — 2823 Central Ave. NE, Minneapolis, Minn. 55418
  • Saint Paul Midway — 1671 University Ave. W, St. Paul, Minn. 55104
  • West Saint Paul — 815 Dodd Rd., West St. Paul, Minn. 55118
• Wayne’s Automotive — 200 N Pokegama Ave., Grand Rapids, Minn. 55744

Eligibility

Clients must be eligible for SNAP, WIC, LIHEAP, Minnesota Care, Medical Assistance, or other similar programs. Clients do not need to be currently enrolled. Verification of eligibility varies by garage. Our nonprofit partners — Cars for Neighbors and The Lift Garage — may require you to fill out an application to access their services. There is no additional application to access funds through Project Clean Air Repair.

Covered repairs

• Catalytic converters.
• Oxygen sensors.
• Evaporative emission control system (EVAP).
• EGR valves.