Failed Emissions?
#1
Failed Emissions?
I failed emissions because they said I failed the readiness...i.e. my car had been reset too recently, but the million dollar question is how long or how many start stop cycles puts my car back into "readiness mode"? The emissions place said oh you need to drive 100-150 miles. A friend of mine said it wasn't so muchthe distance asit was the stop and start cycles. Does anyone know what it really isand how can I make sure my car is "ready"?
#3
RE: Failed Emissions?
I'm sorry to hear that happened John...I'm not 100% sure, but I think I've heard something about it having to do morewith the start stop cyles rather than the distance driven....something about the car's computer having to read that the problem is completely gone??? If you would like, I can try to make a few calls to my friends atFord and find out exactly what you need to do...just let me know.
#4
RE: Failed Emissions?
my old taurus failed because of that..and what i had to do was just drive it. I couldnt give you an exact distance, but when i brought it in after only 60 miles, the tech said that wasnt enough. I ended up making it back after about 1000, but it did its thing and i passed, and not a moment to soon either. Because the following week, my check engine light went back up.
But how my guy explained it was that its just time that the computer needs to reset itself after it has been reset by a person. Unfortunatly he did not indicate to me wheter it was by driving, or with the cycles, but it was assumed that if I would drive it more that i would both put a bunch of miles on it, and also go through a bunch of cycles.
But how my guy explained it was that its just time that the computer needs to reset itself after it has been reset by a person. Unfortunatly he did not indicate to me wheter it was by driving, or with the cycles, but it was assumed that if I would drive it more that i would both put a bunch of miles on it, and also go through a bunch of cycles.
#6
RE: Failed Emissions?
Thanks for the replies...this is just something I haven't had to deal with before so I wasn't sure what the real truth was...I will just try and drive it a lot this week and the next...I know I'll be putting a few miles on it driving it up to Commerce for the Pinks All Out race...
#8
RE: Failed Emissions?
ORIGINAL: PiggySmallz
when was the last time you reset the computer? if it wasn't anytime recent...double check with your tuner that your rear O2 sensors are turned on
when was the last time you reset the computer? if it wasn't anytime recent...double check with your tuner that your rear O2 sensors are turned on
#9
RE: Failed Emissions?
Well if that is the case then its pretty pointless in having my car because its going to fail everytime...I would have to get bungs welded into the car for the rears to be hooked up again...why did I have to move into a county that requires this crap...there are other counties in GA that don't require it...maybe its time to move, lol...
#10
RE: Failed Emissions?
ORIGINAL: Black05StangGT
Well if that is the case then its pretty pointless in having my car because its going to fail everytime...I would have to get bungs welded into the car for the rears to be hooked up again...why did I have to move into a county that requires this crap...there are other counties in GA that don't require it...maybe its time to move, lol...
Well if that is the case then its pretty pointless in having my car because its going to fail everytime...I would have to get bungs welded into the car for the rears to be hooked up again...why did I have to move into a county that requires this crap...there are other counties in GA that don't require it...maybe its time to move, lol...