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Originally Posted by JFP in PA
Your assumption is that the I/M Readiness will clear because all the necessary sensors are online and reading acceptable data; but in this case, he is trying NOT to do the camshaft related repair, and still getting by. If the repairs are not made, the system will never clear, even if you drive it to the moon and back.
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He says `s been doing this for 5 years. If I remember correctly from his earlier posts he took the car to local shops for diagnostics and even some repair was attempted to fix this with no result but he got a couple thousands shorter. If it was me, I would fix it myself, but that`s me. For someone who can`t fix it on their own I can understand that he wants to keep using the car as long as it runs instead of keep taking the car from one shop to another. What I don`t see is whether this is a permanent problem or it just occurs every once in a while. If it`s permanent what I suggested won`t work. But if the issue does not trigger a code right after the readiness cycle is done it can be smogged.