Smog Test Failed- Please Help
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Smog Test Failed- Please Help
I went to smog my 993 today and it failed. It failed because the following monitors were not ready:
Catalyst
Oxygen sensor heater
Second air system
I disconnect my battery in the winter since I do not drive the car. The guy at the smog place said "since you disconnect your battery it resets the sensors".
Is this true?
How do I make the sensors read properly so I can pass smog?
Catalyst
Oxygen sensor heater
Second air system
I disconnect my battery in the winter since I do not drive the car. The guy at the smog place said "since you disconnect your battery it resets the sensors".
Is this true?
How do I make the sensors read properly so I can pass smog?
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From: Long Island, NY
Originally Posted by FLCERIK
I went to smog my 993 today and it failed. It failed because the following monitors were not ready:
Catalyst
Oxygen sensor heater
Second air system
I disconnect my battery in the winter since I do not drive the car. The guy at the smog place said "since you disconnect your battery it resets the sensors".
Is this true?
How do I make the sensors read properly so I can pass smog?
Catalyst
Oxygen sensor heater
Second air system
I disconnect my battery in the winter since I do not drive the car. The guy at the smog place said "since you disconnect your battery it resets the sensors".
Is this true?
How do I make the sensors read properly so I can pass smog?
G.
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From: North Dakota
From what I've read here, sometimes they "set" fairly quickly and sometimes they don't. There is a painful driving cycle that will guarantee they will be set. Does Nevada have a smog "referee" system like California? These guys know how difficult it can be to get those codes to set, and will often waive that portion as long as the smog test is good.
Rufus had some reset codes when I went to first smog him. By the time I got to the referee station there were only a couple still unset, and they passed him with flying colors.
Rufus had some reset codes when I went to first smog him. By the time I got to the referee station there were only a couple still unset, and they passed him with flying colors.
Drifting
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From: Rockville, MD
Hmmmmmm somewhere I have the drive cycle that si required.....I will try and find it and send to you by PM.........
At least this is all I think you have to do......then you can go to somewhere like pepboys and ask them to put it on the OBDII reader and check the registers are all set
At least this is all I think you have to do......then you can go to somewhere like pepboys and ask them to put it on the OBDII reader and check the registers are all set
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I just got off the phone with Nevada DMV and there are no exceptions. 2 of the 3 sensors must be reset. This happened to me last year and it cost about $500.00 to have the dealer reset all the codes. This is a yearly pain in my @$&..
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Posted numerous times before:
I've used this BMW drive cycle several times with success to take care of the readiness codes:
http://srlx.com/p-car/obdii_readiness.pdf
I've used this BMW drive cycle several times with success to take care of the readiness codes:
http://srlx.com/p-car/obdii_readiness.pdf
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flcerik,
I have a copy of an article for resetting the drive cycles. I had to use this last year here in Las Vegas. Took me about 45 minutes to do and worked out great. Can send to you if interested. just PM me.
I have a copy of an article for resetting the drive cycles. I had to use this last year here in Las Vegas. Took me about 45 minutes to do and worked out great. Can send to you if interested. just PM me.