How to pass car emission inspection for car that is not ready | failed car inspection

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[tn]

Emissions tests really shows that it’s expensive af to be poor. Like a person who drives with a bad cat system probably does it because they can’t afford to hash out a 2k repair on a car that’s most likely a clunker and used to get them to work

[kcw]

It's crazy people have to go through this to pass a test. I literally have driven more to get my smog passed that I do in an entire year.

[waynejennings]

Emissions tests are a scam. All cars emit emissions, so why are some cars in certain geographic areas exempted? Example: New York metro area requires an emissions test but the further suburbs do not require emissions test. However, the drivers in those exempted areas work in NYC and drive to NYC 5 days a week but they only require a safety inspection. Make that make sense.

[MarkJames-uott]

Smog test are really stressful on upkeep made me find a way everytime i buy a new car, this made situations hard but seems YouTube and Channel's like Stray Administration represent a stress free civilization making these fast for our purpose...💯

[MyThoughtzAndOpinionz]

Emissions Test are almost as annoying as going to the DMV

[xmoqgzu]

This happen to me today😂 drove around town just to take a test to get rejected. Guess I rather take a rejection over failed

[jerichojoe]

Thank you for your integrity as I've read a lot of the comments and instead of advising people to commit illegal actions or cut corners; you advise them to do what is necessary. Too often I see videos like this where the "mechanic" tells people how to cheat the system instead of the right thing. So I'm glad to see someone not willing to compromise their integrity in order to keep people happy. I run my construction business the same way. If a customer asks me to not pull permits, or to cut corners, they can find someone else. I don't play those games cuz it's my name on the line. Integrity will always pay off better than the fines one will pay by cheating the system.

[wallabing]

2002 toyota corolla failed smog. I changed air filter, cleaned maf sensor, cleaned throttle body, changed spark plugs, change oil, ran seafoam cleaner in the gas, and it passed.

[rpdfix]

Thanks for your video once again, I though there was something else wrong with my car after driving it 88 miles after repair, I had to drive it for over 150 miles in order to have it ready for emission

[jesusc.m.]

Great video. Took my challenger to the dealership they told me it needed a pcm reprogramming, charging me 700 dollars. I have a 2014 challenger with 8k miles rarely driven, saw your video drove my car for 100 miles, took it to emissions, passed. Thank you

[unebonnevie]

Thanks for the vid! Drive cycle is the solution. Look up your car for specific dry cycle instructions. My 2001 Honda Accord LX 2.3L F23A4 ULEV engine will blink the engine light 5 times (then stops and turns off) when the car is turned on *BUT NOT* started to let me know that the emission system is NOT ready.

The politicians make life harder for the drivers!

[DoctorSafiullin-sqvc]

The results of my smog on new cars gets me all the time, I'm an average working citizen and don't thnk expensive helps me in anyway possible, it's why i stick to working with Stray Administration, the YouTube channel page can help at these times we all need to move on the streets and work, that's all I'm literally doing so I'm in big support

[AlexAndra-iyzu]

I have had the catalytic converter changed out of a Toyota sienna 2002 October 2021. Purchased the tags for two years now here we are November 10 and I can’t get the Toyota to pass. I’m taking it to AutoZone for a reading and hoping I can do it myself. I wish I could remember the cost of the catalytic converter. I have been looking for the paperwork but I can’t find it but this is my mothers van and she passed from Covid in 2020 so I’m a bit emotionally attached to the vehicle. This is the vehicle she purchased to drive all 4 of her grand boys around safely.

Becoming emotionally attached to a vehicle is expensive and senseless:(

[dakari]

They keep failing me because they said something about my Infotainment system/radio it's crazy I can't pass Inspection cause of that it's my daily car too I drive it all the time

[ms.ladietoyou]

Just failed for unheated catalyst converter fuel system and ac refrigerant. I was like, wtf? So driven 200 miles and will take it back today to see if i pass

[robertperez]

Im in California with a evap not ready i did a repair and deleted the codes and I drove 400 miles already and the evap still not ready no codes i try the drive cycles and nothing what do you recommend

[jessicajames]

I bought a used 2010 Buick Enclave. My inspection is already very late. The past few weeks, I had to change my oxygen sensors. My mechanic suggested, I drive 30 miles b4 coming in for the inspection, and leave my car on. I did that, and he still said it wasn’t ready for emissions inspection, . I drove even more miles, and put an adapter on the car.

Afterwards, he gave me very specific instructions,

He said to drive at 55 mph for 3 minutes, and then to decrease the speed (without breaking) to 20 mph.. And excellerate to 55-60


If that doesn’t work, they said a smoke test can be done

Does this sound like honest advice? I don’t understand

[daby]

So I just had my evap fixed buy a professional mechanic and although I passed my test it's still the only monitor that's not ready and usually the EVAP is one that's ready right away at least with my car and the only one I've always had an issue with was the O2 sensor that's forever to kick in so I'm clueless as to why the EVAP was prepared over a week ago and it's still not ready

[genuineimpulse]

2009 VW rabbit with barely 100K miles, drives great and I'm basically going to total it because I can't pass freaking Emissions test. VW says $1400 for secondary air injection system sensor.

[AT-wlyq]

Its highly unlikely that any of this is going to work on a modern vehicle. You need to understand how the system works if you want to fix it. First, you can't put your car in limp mode with a scan tool. You also can't clear a hard fault. You have to fix the problem or it won't go away.

Here's what really happens. When a car is getting "ready", it usually means the engine is running in open loop. Your PCM operates in either open or closed loop. When you first start your car, the PCM runs in open loop until it warms up. Cat's and O2 sensors don't work properly until they reach a certain operating temperature. The PCM sets fuel trims using data it receives from O2's and cats. When in open loop, it ignores the data from the O2 sensors because they will give a false reading until they reach temperature. If the PCM starts out in closed loop, you would get a check engine light every time you start your car.

As for clearing codes to pass an emissions test, you're probably not going to get away with it. Modern vehicles are set up so you can't do that. Emissions DTC's are hard faults. That means the only way to get rid of them is to fix the problem. Also, its hard to cheat because when you clear emissions DTC's they turn into permanent DTC's. Only the PCM can clear them. It monitors the system, and when its sure the problem is actually fixed, and not something temporary, like clearing the codes right before you get it inspected, it will then shut the perm DTC off.

If you're not passing an emissions test, run an EVAP test with your scan tool and see if you can locate the problem. Repair costs will vary depending on what's wrong with the system, but there's a good chance it won't be too expensive. If the parts are easy to reach, you can probably make the repair yourself.