My car got REJECTED from emission testing
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Originally Posted by SgtB' timestamp='1314727226' post='20927912
Most obd2 testers will tell you the status of your readiness codes.
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Originally Posted by cbayman' timestamp='1314752121' post='20929334
[quote name='SgtB' timestamp='1314727226' post='20927912']
Most obd2 testers will tell you the status of your readiness codes.
Most obd2 testers will tell you the status of your readiness codes.
[/quote]Any updates as to what you did to get your car ready for testing? My car was sitting idle for 3 years. I now have it drivable again, but it failed because of the ECU not being ready.
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There is no mileage quota for any car ever made to make the ECU "ready" (meaning complete all monotors).
It goes by parameters, and them being met. Can happen in 3 miles, or over 200.
In some cars, conditions are picky and they will take over 150 miles to make ready. Basically, you are meeting the enable criteria on accident if you are not following the exact enable criteria, for that car, for EACH parameter (or monitor).
Lucky for us, the s2k monitors complete very fast, I have done it in 6 miles.
Fastest way:
Start the car cold in the morning, drive around local 5 minutes, shut it off (this will complete a "trip").
Start it back up, take it on the highway and set the cruise at 60 for 3 minutes (this will complete a second "trip", and make two-trip monitors "ready" like the air pump monitor).
Example: if you start the car cold, and drive it 10,000 miles without shutting it off, the two-trip monitors will never run and you will fail inspection
It's all about parameters...not miles.
It goes by parameters, and them being met. Can happen in 3 miles, or over 200.
In some cars, conditions are picky and they will take over 150 miles to make ready. Basically, you are meeting the enable criteria on accident if you are not following the exact enable criteria, for that car, for EACH parameter (or monitor).
Lucky for us, the s2k monitors complete very fast, I have done it in 6 miles.
Fastest way:
Start the car cold in the morning, drive around local 5 minutes, shut it off (this will complete a "trip").
Start it back up, take it on the highway and set the cruise at 60 for 3 minutes (this will complete a second "trip", and make two-trip monitors "ready" like the air pump monitor).
Example: if you start the car cold, and drive it 10,000 miles without shutting it off, the two-trip monitors will never run and you will fail inspection
It's all about parameters...not miles.
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Hi Billman250
You mentioned that in the 2nd drive cycle, you set the cruise to 60 and drove for 3 minutes at that speed.
I was wondering, does it require the cruise control to be set at 60 or can you do your best to keep it at 60 without having to use cruise control to set that 2nd drive cycle.
I was in an accident a couple of years ago and it damaged the air pump in the front on the driver side. The shop tried to fix it by jb welding the nipple and part of the housing together but there was still hidden cracks that would cause the CEL to turn on because of that. I recently changed it out (last month) and cleared the codes. That air pump is also part of the EVAP system? All my systems are ready EXCEPT for my evap system and I've been driving for 2 weeks already trying to set it..
You mentioned that in the 2nd drive cycle, you set the cruise to 60 and drove for 3 minutes at that speed.
I was wondering, does it require the cruise control to be set at 60 or can you do your best to keep it at 60 without having to use cruise control to set that 2nd drive cycle.
I was in an accident a couple of years ago and it damaged the air pump in the front on the driver side. The shop tried to fix it by jb welding the nipple and part of the housing together but there was still hidden cracks that would cause the CEL to turn on because of that. I recently changed it out (last month) and cleared the codes. That air pump is also part of the EVAP system? All my systems are ready EXCEPT for my evap system and I've been driving for 2 weeks already trying to set it..
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Just drive awhile on the freeway for awhile, and then shut her off. Drive around town for awhile and then shut her off. Then drive to get car checked. That's what I did and I passed after I failed first.
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There is no mileage quota for any car ever made to make the ECU "ready" (meaning complete all monotors).
It goes by parameters, and them being met. Can happen in 3 miles, or over 200.
In some cars, conditions are picky and they will take over 150 miles to make ready. Basically, you are meeting the enable criteria on accident if you are not following the exact enable criteria, for that car, for EACH parameter (or monitor).
Lucky for us, the s2k monitors complete very fast, I have done it in 6 miles.
Fastest way:
Start the car cold in the morning, drive around local 5 minutes, shut it off (this will complete a "trip").
Start it back up, take it on the highway and set the cruise at 60 for 3 minutes (this will complete a second "trip", and make two-trip monitors "ready" like the air pump monitor).
Example: if you start the car cold, and drive it 10,000 miles without shutting it off, the two-trip monitors will never run and you will fail inspection It's all about parameters...not miles.
It goes by parameters, and them being met. Can happen in 3 miles, or over 200.
In some cars, conditions are picky and they will take over 150 miles to make ready. Basically, you are meeting the enable criteria on accident if you are not following the exact enable criteria, for that car, for EACH parameter (or monitor).
Lucky for us, the s2k monitors complete very fast, I have done it in 6 miles.
Fastest way:
Start the car cold in the morning, drive around local 5 minutes, shut it off (this will complete a "trip").
Start it back up, take it on the highway and set the cruise at 60 for 3 minutes (this will complete a second "trip", and make two-trip monitors "ready" like the air pump monitor).
Example: if you start the car cold, and drive it 10,000 miles without shutting it off, the two-trip monitors will never run and you will fail inspection
It's all about parameters...not miles.
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Hi Billman250
You mentioned that in the 2nd drive cycle, you set the cruise to 60 and drove for 3 minutes at that speed.
I was wondering, does it require the cruise control to be set at 60 or can you do your best to keep it at 60 without having to use cruise control to set that 2nd drive cycle.
I was in an accident a couple of years ago and it damaged the air pump in the front on the driver side. The shop tried to fix it by jb welding the nipple and part of the housing together but there was still hidden cracks that would cause the CEL to turn on because of that. I recently changed it out (last month) and cleared the codes. That air pump is also part of the EVAP system? All my systems are ready EXCEPT for my evap system and I've been driving for 2 weeks already trying to set it..
You mentioned that in the 2nd drive cycle, you set the cruise to 60 and drove for 3 minutes at that speed.
I was wondering, does it require the cruise control to be set at 60 or can you do your best to keep it at 60 without having to use cruise control to set that 2nd drive cycle.
I was in an accident a couple of years ago and it damaged the air pump in the front on the driver side. The shop tried to fix it by jb welding the nipple and part of the housing together but there was still hidden cracks that would cause the CEL to turn on because of that. I recently changed it out (last month) and cleared the codes. That air pump is also part of the EVAP system? All my systems are ready EXCEPT for my evap system and I've been driving for 2 weeks already trying to set it..
Scan test the car, see if you have a pending P1457. This is a two trip code and will not set the CEL while pending. You need to scan it to see if trip 1 is complete and check for pending codes.
