things aint ready

[BerNur]

cant get this out of my head so i need some help from who ever can chime in i would really appreciate it and +rep. been checking up on my readiness and it keeps coming back as catalyst not ready and secondary air system not ready time to do inspection and i need to fix this can anyone point me in the right direction to fix this? what should i be looking for where to check? i dont have a cel and no codes come up im stock with a cat no tp. Big TIA

[TwinTipSkier]

test the battery? low voltage makes things act funny.
also try to find the drive cycles for each system, how long you driven since reset?

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Get your car scanned and post up the codes...then we can tell you exactly what's up.

[TwinTipSkier]

I dont think he was throwing codes, thats the issue. Nothings ready for the OBDII emission scan. We do the same emissions check here in Ma.

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I dont think he was throwing codes, thats the issue. Nothings ready for the OBDII emission scan. We do the same emissions check here in Ma.

Read too fast...just though he wasn't getting cel.

[mayhem]

Did you have a CEL and fixed the issue which then trned off the CEL? If so then you need to run the car long enough to go through a tank of gas without errors before the computer will go to systems ready for testing. Been there, done that...so long as you actually fixed the problem, you just have to let the computer decide its all good and reset itself, you cannot just clear your codes and turn off the CEL right before you go for your sticker anymore.

[B6JoeS4]

cant get this out of my head so i need some help from who ever can chime in i would really appreciate it and +rep.

haha

[BerNur]

no the last time i had a cel was a long time about 4 months ago since then no cel ive been driving the car fine the battery shows between 12V and 12.5V.. i got the OBDII drive cycle from OldGuy in a post way back i havent tried it yet but im wondering if i been driving for a long time it shouldve all be good by now

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You can always do a hard reset by disconnecting the battery...maybe that will do the trick.

[B6JoeS4]

cant get this out of my head so i need some help from who ever can chime in i would really appreciate it and +rep.

haha

[BerNur]

havent been on the site in a while just realized theres no more +rep thanks to all those who replied in a positive way trying to help out instead of just posting nonsense getting their posts up by being repetitive

You can always do a hard reset by disconnecting the battery...maybe that will do the trick.

i did this a couple of days ago didnt help

[BASARAB]

Actually readiness can change based on conditions. Lets say you scan it in the morning, it will show u values, that can be different after you drive the car for a while

[BerNur]

i know but i been scanning for the past 5 days and im driving it everyday for about an hour or more and everytime i scan it i always get the cat not ready and the secondary air system not ready

[BerNur]

ok i hate to double post but i have to bump this i got a check engine light and its code P1602 - 002 - Lower Limit Exceeded - Intermittent. i checked rosstech site and it said possibly battery is too weak i just want to ask if anyone had this problem before could it be the battery or the alternator..

[widgget]

those two fail on my car too but in NH though you can have 2 of the 8 (i think it is 8) checks fail and still pass inspection that way (has for 3 years).
might want to look into what your local laws are before worrying to much and spending a bunch of cash you didn't need to.

The cat will also work better if it's really hot. i've heard people suggest doing some hard pulls before going to the inspection but in the case of the readiness checks i'm not sure that will help since they seem to be a "overall value" which takes some time to tip back to positive.

hope that helps, i dread inspection :( gotta do mine this month and need some new tires, blah.

[BerNur]

did it today drove for like 3 hours straight drove it around 5k rpms at some points in 3rd and 4th cuz i never do, went to do inspection right after that i failed but i needed to do something to avoid tickets so they extended it for 10 days.. on my way back from the inspection out of frustration i launched it then got the cel with the code P1602