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Originally Posted by Hogosha
So here is a question on the Durametric itself.....When you clear a code with a Durametric, as opposed to a generic OBD2 reader, will the car pass inspection? Or will the garage still be able to see the error even though the CELis off? Here in NY, a CEL is an automatic failure.
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As with any car, just clearing a code does not clear the car for state inspection. All OBD II equipped cars (basically anything built after 1996) have an "I/M Readiness" function built into them, which requires that the car run several full duty cycles before the car's computer resets to "ready" status to pass inspection. So just clearing a code will never get you through inspection; the reason for the fault needs to be repaired, then the car has to be run, sometimes for as much as 100 miles, before this Federally mandated trap clears in the computer. This was done to prevent clearing a code just prior to inspection in order to pass. If you tried to do this, the inspection would generate "not ready" and the car will not pass.
This is not a Durametric fault, all scanners, even the mighty PIWIS behave this way.
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