Originally Posted By: clinebarger
Originally Posted By: wag123
As it stands right now where I live we are only allowed one "Not Ready", and it can ONLY be an EVAP "Not Ready". They don't give anybody a break here, they use a completely computerized system and it either passes or fails you, NO grey area.
I believe you are mistaken, Obviously you live in a emissions testing Texas County....Where did you get this information?
These are the criteria for 1996 & up vehicles for those counties.....
Effective October 15, 2008:
For vehicles year model 2001 and newer, we allow one (1) non-continuous monitor to be Not Ready and still pass the test, but two (2) or more Not Ready's will cause the vehicle to fail.
For vehicles year model 1996 – 2000, we allow two (2) non-continuous monitors to be Not Ready and still pass the test, but three (3) or more Not Ready's will cause the vehicle to fail.
Continuous Monitors......
*Comprehensive Component Monitor
*Misfire Detection Monitor
*Fuel System Monitor
Non-continuous Monitors.....
*Oxygen (O2) Sensor Monitor
*Oxygen Sensor Heater Monitor
*Catalytic Converter Monitor
*EGR System Monitor
*EVAP System Monitor
*Secondary AIR System Monitor
All I can tell you is that I was flunked for a single CAT not ready. When I complained and pointed-out to them what it says on the Internet (and you pointed-out above), I was told that there are more strict emission test requirements (that went into effect about 4 or 5 years ago) in three counties... Travis, Williamson, and El Paso. The OP must also live in an area where they have adopted stricter emission test requirements. I wonder if this isn't being done in response to the wide-spread use of O2 sensor cheaters, they sell like hot cakes in all of the auto parts stores around here. I'm guessing that the CAT will never become "Ready" when one of these devices are being used? If so, the new requirement would put a stop to this practice. They are even threatening to make us ALL do a dynamometer/tailpipe test here (in addition to the OBDII test) if we get too many more polution non-compliance days a year.