NJ vehicle inspection question
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NJ vehicle inspection question
If you stop by the Autozone and used their OBDII codes reader to dump and then clear the codes does this give you an issue with NJ DMV inspection?
Do you have to wait for a certain amount of time after the messages are cleared before you can get an inspection?
Thanks.
Bob S.
Do you have to wait for a certain amount of time after the messages are cleared before you can get an inspection?
Thanks.
Bob S.
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Once you clear the codes, check if you then get a P1000 code after a restart. If so you will need to perform some or all of a test drive cycle specied by Jaguar.
If on the other hand you have a P1111 code, you are good to go and will pass emissions inspection.
All this is assuming they are doing an emissions inspection in NJ. If they do not do emissions, then it doesn't matter.
If on the other hand you have a P1111 code, you are good to go and will pass emissions inspection.
All this is assuming they are doing an emissions inspection in NJ. If they do not do emissions, then it doesn't matter.
Last edited by WhiteXKR; 03-07-2011 at 12:24 PM.
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If you stop by the Autozone and used their OBDII codes reader to dump and then clear the codes does this give you an issue with NJ DMV inspection?
Do you have to wait for a certain amount of time after the messages are cleared before you can get an inspection?
Thanks.
Bob S.
Do you have to wait for a certain amount of time after the messages are cleared before you can get an inspection?
Thanks.
Bob S.
Yes you will fail for the monitors being not ready.
If you have a code, clearing it resets all the obd II readiness monitors.
Google OBDII drive cycle to see what you have to do to get it ready to pass. If it throws the code (again) before all the monitors set then you have to repair the underlying problem before trying to get it to pass.
I have a scan tool you can use / borrow.
Take care,
George
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The car has been doing some sh*t over the last 6 months but it might just be transmission connector related. I don't know yet. I need to get an inspection asap but if I know it's going to fail I may just junk the car. It's probably too expensive to fix and it's got 140K very hard, local miles. So I'm just trying to determine if it's old codes or there actually is an on-going issue that will cause it to fail.
I'll call you tonight if that's OK? PM me with your phone number. I might be able to find it in my old email but ...
I'll call you tonight if that's OK? PM me with your phone number. I might be able to find it in my old email but ...
#7
You can check what the code is. In NC for emissions inspection they will only fail you if that code is related to the emissions. Had a friend that had a bad cat and some other codes. We replaced the cat and it showed up not ready for inspection. He drove it around for the drive cycle mentioned earlier. He still had some codes but none for emissions and passed. So it depends on what exactly they classify as passing.
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NJ wants all monitors set to ready...
Bob, I'll pm you my number. What year is the car. I have an older code reader / scanner that doesn't do can bus that I had before I got the Jags. It's of no use to me, but I keep it around to loan to friends etc.
If you want PM me your address and I'll throw it in the mail for you, just mail it back when you're done.
Take care,
George
Bob, I'll pm you my number. What year is the car. I have an older code reader / scanner that doesn't do can bus that I had before I got the Jags. It's of no use to me, but I keep it around to loan to friends etc.
If you want PM me your address and I'll throw it in the mail for you, just mail it back when you're done.
Take care,
George
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Sent you a PM with info.
George
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When the ambient air temperature is outside 4.4 to 37.8°C (40 to 100° F), or the altitude is above 2438 meters (8000 feet), the EVAP monitor will not run. If the P1000 code must be cleared in these conditions, the PCM must detect them once (twice on some applications) before the EVAP monitor can be "bypassed" and the P1000 cleared.
Completely unfair to those people who need to pass an inspection in the winter. It means double the work. Just because your renewal date falls at the wrong time of year.
It looks like it can only be practically done on a two lane highway or similar because of the speed and pattern requirements. Better take a printout to show the cops if they stop you. You'll need it anyways to remember the sequences.
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And this part:
When the ambient air temperature is outside 4.4 to 37.8°C (40 to 100° F), or the altitude is above 2438 meters (8000 feet), the EVAP monitor will not run. If the P1000 code must be cleared in these conditions, the PCM must detect them once (twice on some applications) before the EVAP monitor can be "bypassed" and the P1000 cleared.
Completely unfair to those people who need to pass an inspection in the winter. It means double the work. Just because your renewal date falls at the wrong time of year.
It looks like it can only be practically done on a two lane highway or similar because of the speed and pattern requirements. Better take a printout to show the cops if they stop you. You'll need it anyways to remember the sequences.
When the ambient air temperature is outside 4.4 to 37.8°C (40 to 100° F), or the altitude is above 2438 meters (8000 feet), the EVAP monitor will not run. If the P1000 code must be cleared in these conditions, the PCM must detect them once (twice on some applications) before the EVAP monitor can be "bypassed" and the P1000 cleared.
Completely unfair to those people who need to pass an inspection in the winter. It means double the work. Just because your renewal date falls at the wrong time of year.
It looks like it can only be practically done on a two lane highway or similar because of the speed and pattern requirements. Better take a printout to show the cops if they stop you. You'll need it anyways to remember the sequences.
Also, we're talking above about a SPECIFIC ONE of Ford's drive cycles. It may not be the one that applies to Bob's vehicle. In general, IF you've cleared the codes (think of a valid reason here), just drive the car and if you've any sense check for P1111 if you've an inspection due soonish. The monitors usually set without drama or specialist drive cycles.
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Hey thanks to everyone who's replied.
I checked today at the Autozone parts store and it comes up clean.
This is interesting because I know it does have an issue with a stumble at times but it may be a transmission harness connection issue. In the past when the harness issue first surfaced we did get a check engine light and now I'm getting nothing?
Weird.
So it's off to DMV I go.
Thanks again guys.
I checked today at the Autozone parts store and it comes up clean.
This is interesting because I know it does have an issue with a stumble at times but it may be a transmission harness connection issue. In the past when the harness issue first surfaced we did get a check engine light and now I'm getting nothing?
Weird.
So it's off to DMV I go.
Thanks again guys.
#16
When a problem goes away (fixed or changed situation like a harness stopped rubbing), the light goes out (exactly when varies a bit but often after 3 drive cycles without that fault) but the code is left stored for plenty of time so it could still be retrieved. Eventually it's deleted automatically if the fault does not occur again.
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Take care,
George
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