Wow, to do that one, you'd have to be on the FW with a cold engine so you
could get up to 55mph 2 1/2 minutes after start up. I wonder if the
engineers were pissed when they came up with this stuff? Thanks for the
info.
"George" <not.real@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:not.real-075638.16181114122007@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> 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.
>
> Your drive pattern should follow guidelines in the 1996 shop manual
> pages EC 47 - EC 50
>
> If you have not yet acquired a manual anywhere, the following may be of
> interest to you. I know I found it interesting, especially the generic
> drive cycle advice at the end.
>
> In New York you should take the emissions test anyway so you get a valid
> sticker, let it test fail, and you get an automatic extension. During
> that 10 day extension period you will certainly accomplish the System
> Readiness tests and avoid tickets for having an expired inspection. I
> hope automatic extensions for a failed test are common everywhere and
> hopefully exist where you live.
>
> The following is from the New York City emissions inspection pamphlet
> titled "What do You Mean, My Car's Not Ready?" Hopefully the EPA parts
> will be applicable anywhere:
>
> "Vehicles perform up to 11 system tests, depending on year, make
> and model of the vehicle. These tests are commonly referred to as
> readiness monitors.
>
> "HOW MANY MONITORS HAVE TO BE READY?
> The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines allow up to two
> monitors to be in a "not ready" state for model year 1996 through 2000
> vehicles and one monitor "not ready" for 2001 and newer model year
> vehicles.
>
> "WHAT CAUSES A "NOT-READY" RE****T?
> Causes of a "not ready" re****t:
> ? Recent vehicle repairs in which diagnostic trouble codes have been
> cleared with a OBDII scan tool; or,
> ? if the battery had been recently disconnected or replaced; or,
> ? if the vehicle's computer requires a software update; or,
> ? a pending problem has not yet illuminated the "check engine" light.
>
> "Negotiate with the inspection station to have a technician perform the
> drive cycles according to manufacturer specific guidelines for a fee you
> will pay. If you take the vehicle from the inspection facility to
> perform the drive cycle yourself, the inspection station operator can
> charge you an emission re-inspection fee, up to the maximum fee allowed
> for an original emission inspection.
>
> "GENERIC DRIVE CYCLE
> The purpose of the OBDII drive cycle is to run your vehicle's onboard
> diagnostics. This, in turn, allows monitors to operate and detect
> potential malfunctions of your vehicle's emission system. The correct
> drive cycle for your vehicle can vary greatly, depending on the vehicle
> model and the monitors that need to be reset. When a specific drive
> cycle is not known, or drive cycle information is not available from an
> owner's manual, the generic cycle described below may assist with
> resetting your vehicle's monitors. However, this generic cycle may not
> work for all vehicles.
>
> 1. The OBDII drive cycle begins with a cold start (coolant temperature
> below 122 degrees F and the coolant and air temperature sensors within
> 11 degrees of each other).
> 2. The ignition key must not be left on prior to the cold start -
> otherwise the heated oxygen sensor diagnostic may not run.
> 3. As soon as the engine starts, idle the engine in drive for two and
> one-half minutes, with the air conditioning (A/C) and rear defrost
> turned on, if equipped.
> 4. Turn the A/C and rear defrost off, and accelerate to 55 mph under
> moderate, constant acceleration. Hold at a steady speed of 55 mph for
> three minutes.
> 5. Decelerate (coast down) to 20 mph without braking (or depressing the
> clutch for manual transmissions).
> 6. Accelerate again back to 55 to 60 mph.
> 7. Hold at a steady speed of 55 to 60 mph for five minutes. Decelerate
> (coast down) to a stop without braking."
>
> --
> Oil is always 15 years from running out, the oceans are always 10 years
> away
> from rising 10 feet, and the internet always has only 3 years left
before
> it
> runs out of capacity. Color me skeptical.
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