993 Cab failed Smog Twice...Help in LA area??
11-02-2005 | 08:23 PM
#16
Drifting
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From: La Jolla, CA
Originally Posted by dcchen
my car failed (i am in san jose) for obd not ready...so, the tech told me to run through these driving cycles to reset the engine codes..i did this, but not sure if i did it right..anyway, i got one of those hand held scanners thats supposed to test for readiness..it says everything is fine..does that mean i did the driving cycles correctly? or does it mean that the scanner i have doesnt check the same thing at the smog station?
thanks
thanks
11-02-2005 | 10:34 PM
#17
Intermediate
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From: San Jose, CA
i failed for 5 of the 8 monitors being "not ready"...after running through the driving cycles posted on rennlist (thank you very much), i hooked up my handheld scanner...innova 3100..and it says all the monitors are ready...in reading the posts on this subject, i think my car is ready to get smogged again..but then i've also heard that the scanners arent that accurate and only the station can check if the monitors are really ready...
11-03-2005 | 12:51 AM
#19
Race Car
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From: SoCal
Check here ( www.systemsc.com/codes.htm ) for insights on 993 OBDII readiness
problems (early OBDII) and the less problematic 993 (late OBDII - '98).
problems (early OBDII) and the less problematic 993 (late OBDII - '98).
11-03-2005 | 01:04 AM
#20
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From: Solana Beach, CA
You need someone with a Porsche diagnostic computer
I believe Callas Motorsports has one, Torrance, CA. I know that Hergesheimer Motorsports in Lake Forest has the computer and can address these issues. 
