iLLmaTic3s

well i went to get my car inspected today and yes it failed...no good. 3 monitors were not "ready" cat,evap, o2 Sensor...is there a way to get them "ready" without driving the car for mad miles? HELP!

EdCobaltSS

NOPE, why were they not ready, had someone reset your check engine lite in the last couple days??

XM15

Do you have an aftermarket cat?

iLLmaTic3s

i have the c/a downpipe...yeah i reset my cel..due to a p0420 code..wasnt sure if there was any way of clearnin those indicators

Coblasts

There is set driving patterens (Drive cycles)you can do to get the monitors ready.
its the only way to without driving mad miles.

Down load a manual for a obd2 reader from any site.I think I seen them in one of those.

EdCobaltSS

YOU CANNOT reset your cel within 5 days of getting an inspection.

iLLmaTic3s

anyone know wut the drive cycle is for our car

EdCobaltSS

its like 25 key cycles and 250 miles

iLLmaTic3s

looks like sunday ill be takin the car for a long drive of wastin gas..lol

elecblue06

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wtf dude y do you have a n o2 sensor code? paul should've tuned off your rear o2 and the front one should be fine.. i dunno about the evap.. i'd say try going to a different place or something

iLLmaTic3s

yeah i mean i can try but i doubt it will pass..i mite have to turn it off...well see wut happens

elecblue06

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they wont really know if its turned off.. from my understanding they put on an obd2 reader and see if there are any code and some places will do a sniffer others will just check to see if there is a cat in there and just make sure you have your rear o2 sensor pluged in and they shouldn't give you an issue .. as long as it LOOKS ok most places will pass you lol

iLLmaTic3s

well they go also by the I/M you need to have the monitors ready in order to pass NY inspection. 3 of them on my car due to clearing the CEL wil turn them off...so i mite disable the code..and see wut happens..eh who knows

WhiteSSBalt

The place I get my car inspected dosen't even care about CEL's......or the fact that im cat-less. The only things they inspect is my headlights, tailights, and turn signals, lol.

06blackg85ss

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well NY has emissions testing,. granted newer cars are a scan only,. only problem with turning off the rear o2 is that the test is never completed and you will fail emissions, since it comes up not ready (same reading if you reset your PCM right before you go for inspection) s

elecblue06

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i thought i've heard that if you shut off the rear o2 sensor you're fine.. hmmm this is not good lol i have my rear o2 in there and i was fine for like a week ( drove to e town and back and all around in that time so it was more then 250 miles) and it just came on the other day..

06blackg85ss

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nah only on states where they don't do emissions and just a safety inspection so the CEL doesn't come up as a light on the dash. if they don't see a CEL they will pass you, but on emissions they scan the computer to make sure all emissions control tests are complete and passed or you fail

elecblue06

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sonofabitch.. so how the hell am i gonna pass inspection lol

iLLmaTic3s

yeah i thought i had every taken care of today..and boom on the way home from the met game..p0420 code again...great!

avenger09123

just do what I did....reset your battery....do 18? or 25? startups and your system should be clear of codes and history and sensors should be ready but it shouldn't have enough samples to throw a CEL....

If I remember my manual right after 18 startups with no problems all recorded history and codes will be erased...

iLLmaTic3s

ill try that 2morrow..if not..gonna put the stock downpipe back on just so i can pass inspection..then my downpipe goes back on and disblin rear o2 and or p0420 code..lol

elecblue06

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haha yea let me know if that works.. because if not i'll be going back to stock for my inspection lol

iLLmaTic3s

put my stock downpipe back on..2 of the 4 monitors i had on are still there..its the o2 sensor and evap..hmm

elecblue06

iTrader: (1)

hmm maybe you f'd up your stock o2 sensor ? and i dunno about the evap.. i did the good ol battery reset yesterday.. and drove 200 miles and so far it's still out.. idk .. i have to get the code read.. i might not even be throwing a o2 code anymore i might be throwing a lean code lol which wont be fixed by unplugin it

iLLmaTic3s

i dunno man...cud be a problem with the evap sytem and maybe the o2 sensor could be bad..hmmm.mite have to bring it to my mechanic and have him look at it again..really dont want to bring my car to the dealer.