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Originally Posted by JFP in PA
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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Thanks JFP. That's what i figured. The car is buttoned up for the winter, and I will address the issue in the spring seems to be either one of the cats or O2 sensors.