Re: Drive Cycles to Clear ECM Monitors? Am I the Only One?

There are some nissan vehicles that are just a pain to complete the 
drive cycle.  You may find additional information here 
http://www.turbo6.net/vqtech/ESM/Nissan/Maxima/

JW wrote:
> I'm having difficulty finding anyone that knows about this...evidently
this 
> Nissan has hard to clear monitors.
> 
> Had a dead knock sensor in our 96 GXE (VQ30DE) so I replaced it then
reset 
> the ECM. Just drove it 78 miles and tested...no DTCs but the following 
> monitors had not completed:  Catalyst Monitor; Eva****ative System
Monitor; 
> Oxygen Sensor Monitor.  I was under the assumption that all you had to
do 
> was drive it 60 miles for all the monitors to complete but, after
talking to 
> a somewhat helpful mechanic was told that the car had drive cycles that
were 
> things like...drive for so many miles at a certain speed, let it cool,
and a 
> few other things I can't remember. Apparently each car is different and
I'm 
> hoping someone here can point me to what they are so I can get them
cleared 
> so I can complete the state inspection.  Thanks for any help. Thanks for
any 
> help. 
> 
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