Failed inspection today
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avalonandl
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Try another shop. If your O2 sensor is not working you would have a check engine light.
We've heard that unplugging the Range device can reset some of the monitors, although it seems to vary. Anyway, your pic is showing that there are three monitors that have not completed, and usually you're allowed only one incomplete monitor. You'll need to drive it for a bit without the Range device to get the monitors to set, so be sure to re-check them with your scanner before going back to retest.
What part of the country?
What part of the country?
Tonyrodz
Resident Resident
In Jersey all monitors need to be set, if not you fail.
Tonyv__
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I use a range OBD plug in my Yukon. I’m fairly certain it also caused my systems to fail this past week.
Have to do a drive cycle with the range unplugged then try to get it tested again
I'll try driving it around without the range device in, we'll see if that helps. It was failing on 4 monitors but as soon as I unplugged it I only failed for 3. I'm in Tx but I don't know how many I'm allowed to fail here. Thanks guys
Tonyv__
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I don’t think any emission states will let you fail any of the test.
Probably true. But we're talking not about failing, but monitors being ready.
petethepug
Michael
Here’s the work around to manually reset the equipment. I had my Tech2 plugged in during the drive cycle so that after each drive cycle I could verify the BCM showed success.
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Tonyv__
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Yeah I agree we got off track with the terminology. But monitors that aren’t set would be a fail in the eyes of the inspector if I’m not mistaken
But no need for diagnostics, just need to complete drive cycle
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Down here in Texas we're an emissions free state. Inspections stations don't connect sensors to our vehicles. Freedom!!!
Drive for a week without the Range device. You need a certain amount of stop/starts/drive cycles and at least 50 miles I believe. I got through this crap every year up here. It's BULLSH*IT.
Just Fishing
Can't fix stupid
for the O2 sensor ready thing, you need to drive it when it's within a certain temperature range.
Iirc 78 degrees was the magic number last time this fkd me in the rear.
Middle of the summer, so in order to get within the range I had to get up early and do a full warmup and highway speed cycle in order to get it to flip to "Ready"
I'm not sure what the fuel system is?
Here I believe we can have a single not ready, pretty much reserved for the evaporative crap since it takes a very long time for that to go into a "Ready" status.
Iirc 78 degrees was the magic number last time this fkd me in the rear.
Middle of the summer, so in order to get within the range I had to get up early and do a full warmup and highway speed cycle in order to get it to flip to "Ready"
I'm not sure what the fuel system is?
Here I believe we can have a single not ready, pretty much reserved for the evaporative crap since it takes a very long time for that to go into a "Ready" status.
Meccanoble
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Yes I recently failed because my sensors werent ready. They typically tell you to drive around and come back 1 time for another test at no additional charge.
