113K mile stock Camry in great condition can't pass emissions (F150, plugs)
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It was the thermostat code. The codes have been cleared. It won't get back into Ready. So it's not in "problem" mode or "ready" mode, it's in "newborn baby" mode.
Well, I'd buy a cheap OBD2 reader anyhow, as it also shows "IM Ready". Then you don't have to take time of of work without pay to drive and go test it. Just drive it normally (using the methods in the links above) to work and on the weekend, and check it occasionally with the reader. When it DOES finally say Ready, take it in for it's official test.
Goat's links brought up some good info I didn't know though - like if the car does not sit overnight for 8 full hours at less than 90F, that the fuel has to be between 30 and 70% full, etc. Probably the OP is not meeting some of the requirements for a "drive cycle" and clearly just driving 80 MPH all day long through rural Texas Interstates won't do it.
Good point about the cheap code reader, worth having also for identifying "gas cap" CEL sets, etc.
Yeah its usually around 50 miles or so when you reset the car. Did you check the O2 sensors? Also sometimes injectors are dirty, use a full clean fuel system cleaner.
Take to Autozone or Advance and get them to read the code for free. There should be a SPECIFIC code like 39 or 43 to tell you exactly what the issue is.
Reading these posts is the reason why I'm driving a old smog exempt car that I'm able to repair with my own labor and NO special electronic gizmos testers needed.
It's a TURBO powered HP engine I built putting out 200HP whenever I need it...and NO car payments to boot.
I agree the OBDII is a nightmare, but you do not need to get a car built in the sixtys or seventies to escape it. Any car built before 1995 will do. My 1991 Ford Escort (OBDI) failed emissions from the start. That is how I got it so cheap LOL. All I did was loosen the exhaust manifold bolts so less goes through the exhaust tip and it passes every time. Not a big deal if you ask me.
Send that Toyota up to Michigan. It'll sell in less than a day. Nobody here cares about silly smog tests. My '02 Chevy truck couldn't pass one if it's life depended on it.
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