Readiness monitors for smog help (1 Viewer)

[Nick87night]

I was hoping to get some help.

I'm trying to get this nightmare i bought registered because i was lied to. I finally got the stuff sorted and I'm wondering if i need both current drive cycle monitors ready and the cycles since reset or just the reset one.

Thanks in advance

 

[sharkCamo]

It depends on the state. For example, Texas allows a max of one incomplete monitor during inspection.

 

[Nick87night]

I'm in California. I was just wondering if i need the right column done as well.

 

[FxFormat]

Go on the highway and keep speed between 55-60mph, drive that as long as you can and it will meet the criteria to check the Cats, for O2 sensors, go 60mph, then let go of the accelerator and let the truck coast as long as you can without getting rear ended. Do that a few times and should trigger them, as for Evap it's hit and miss, some cars take weeks to complete some takes a day, but for that to set, truck has to sit overnight, cold, and with 1/2 tank of gas or so, not completely full. Start truck and let it sit for 2 minutes then drive off. I do a lot of drive cycles for my job and this is the procedure i do for all these cars that come here with 98% successful rate, some cars like an older sienna take 1000 miles of driving to get the Cats ready.

 

[vipergrhd]

The best way is get it tested and you will find out if it fails for monitors, looking at that screen is a bit confusing newer vehicles should have all monitors ready during the testing.

 

[LongHaulCruiser]

It takes several drive cycles to go to complete. I have a Camry that is a pain to get thru emissions. It has a weak cat. I was surprised and glad to learn that in Oregon, you can have one not ready and still pass. I went too early after doing a reset and didn't get a pass, though it wasn't considered a fail either. I was just told to drive longer and come back. Later, I was able to pass with this car. In short (well, kind of) I don't think you need the right column.

 

[FxFormat]

It takes several drive cycles to go to complete. I have a Camry that is a pain to get thru emissions. It has a weak cat. I was surprised and glad to learn that in Oregon, you can have one not ready and still pass. I went too early after doing a reset and didn't get a pass, though it wasn't considered a fail either. I was just told to drive longer and come back. Later, I was able to pass with this car. In short (well, kind of) I don't think you need the right column.

Camrys are horrible for drive cycles, esp the V6 ones. All of the Toyota 3.3L and 3.0 are horrible for some reason, a cruiser should have all monitors ready after driving 30 miles or so. you'll need to have a scanner that shows real time readiness

 

[sacman]

In my 911, the readiness will get reset as soon as you disconnect the battery and it's a pain in the arse to get it set again.

 

[quack quack]

Check your pm

 

[newbielx470]

I'm in California. I was just wondering if i need the right column done as well.

I'm wondering about the same. It's confusing that it's named "This Drive Cycle", which sounds like what really matters for the test.

 

[chrisbruck]

Actually my LC failed in GA this year for that same reason. Mine was the evaporative system readiness module. No idea why it "reset" itself and I had replaced the battery the year before and passed the test previously.

If you have the FSM, it details the drive cycle to follow very specifically. I bought a cheap code scanner, followed the FSM and sure enough it cleared it out and it passed. "Normal" driving over a matter days should theoretically accomplish the same but that didn't do it for me. Kinda a pain but the FSM make it much easier.

 

[newbielx470]

Actually my LC failed in GA this year for that same reason. Mine was the evaporative system readiness module. No idea why it "reset" itself and I had replaced the battery the year before and passed the test previously.

If you have the FSM, it details the drive cycle to follow very specifically. I bought a cheap code scanner, followed the FSM and sure enough it cleared it out and it passed. "Normal" driving over a matter days should theoretically accomplish the same but that didn't do it for me. Kinda a pain but the FSM make it much easier.

Thanks for your insight. Do you still remember which chapter of the FSM does it detail the drive cycle? I'm trying to find it from a huge bundle of PDF files

 

[chrisbruck]

Thanks for your insight. Do you still remember which chapter of the FSM does it detail the drive cycle? I'm trying to find it from a huge bundle of PDF files

Look in the DIAGNOSTICS section, page DI-30 is the beginning, and the EVAP one my failed on is page DI-32. The others yours failed on are in that same section. Good luck !!!

 

[newbielx470]

Look in the DIAGNOSTICS section, page DI-30 is the beginning, and the EVAP one my failed on is page DI-32. The others yours failed on are in that same section. Good luck !!!

Thank you so much! That's super helpful

 

[Jeremy9A]

I'm wondering if i need both current drive cycle monitors ready and the cycles since reset or just the reset one.

The "since reset" column is the one you need completed. You are ready to pass.

"this drive cycle" column is listing the monitors that have completed on your current ignition cycle. Most normal driving would never set all of these on one ignition cycle.

In Illinois you are allowed to have 1 incomplete monitor and still pass- providing you haven't already failed emissions for that incomplete monitor. For example: if you failed for EVAP you cannot pass with an incomplete EVAP. If you haven't tested and failed yet then you can pass with an incomplete EVAP. Older vehicles (maybe 2000 and older) are allowed two incomplete monitors in Illinois.