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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 11:06 AM
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Took my truck in yesterday to get inspected and failed with 3 "not ready".

O2 sensor - Not ready
O2 sensor heater - Not ready
EVAP - Not ready

I told my tuner to tune out the O2s for my longtubes, so kind of figured that would be a "not ready", but the other two are a mystery. I don't have a check engine light, so???????

I know it's kind of Taboo to ask this, but I'm in a bind. Anybody know a "friendly" inspection station around Houston?
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 02:20 PM
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it's not bout friendly inspection if the machine fails you nothing they can do to help. especially if it's the obd2 part of it.
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 02:53 PM
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Replace the 02's
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 02:54 PM
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did they change the rules now? last i heard you pass at 3 not readys anything past that you fail
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 03:00 PM
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did they change the rules now? last i heard you pass at 3 not readys anything past that you fail
You can't even have 2 not readys anymore.
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 03:03 PM
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You can't even have 2 not readys anymore.
wow thats gay
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 03:07 PM
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It is 2 not readys for 96-2000 cars, 1 not ready for 01+ When was the last time you reset the codes or disconnected the battery? You could try resetting the codes and giving it some drive time. I see this problem all the time at my job. Luckily for me, with my tune, I can clear the codes and only have 2 not readys, 02 sensor, and 02 heater. So I can inspect mine at any time
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 03:23 PM
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How long ago did you get tuned?
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 04:32 PM
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The tune was originally done about a year and a half ago, but went in for adjustment when I put the headers on back the first of the year.
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by 69gto96z
It is 2 not readys for 96-2000 cars, 1 not ready for 01+ When was the last time you reset the codes or disconnected the battery? You could try resetting the codes and giving it some drive time. I see this problem all the time at my job. Luckily for me, with my tune, I can clear the codes and only have 2 not readys, 02 sensor, and 02 heater. So I can inspect mine at any time
I have always wondered if that is something that should be done regularly when you have a custom tune or just on a "when needed" basis, i.e. new tune, new pcm, etc. I have an old predator programmer I just use for diagnostics now and checking engine lights so I haven't disconnected the battery in a while. The only check engine light I have had recently is when a knock sensor went bad and threw a code.
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