2008 acura onboard computer not ready to be tested
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2008 acura onboard computer not ready to be tested
Hi, i'm having a problem that has stumped several seasoned Acura techs. I went to have my 2008 Acura rdx, inspected and it said that monitor catalyst, monitor evap and monitor oz not ready to be tested. I thought this was because a starter had been replaced more than a month before the test. I then drove more than 1000 miles and had the car retested and still the monitor evap and cat was not ready to be tested. I went to Acura and the tech said he had cleared the two monitors but went to have the car tested all three monitors were again not ready. I guess he just cleared the computer setting me back further. I was then given an exact procedure to follow which i did to a T with not results. Has anyone had this problem or knows of a fix? Should i drive to CA. and back?
thanks poppt115
thanks poppt115
#2
Hard to believe not all of the readiness checks weren't cleared after that much driving, unless something has been specifically disabled (say, via custom tuning). You can connect a bluetooth OBD reader and use the Torque app, and it'll show you exactly which readiness checks aren't clear. Usually EVAP is the last one to go - most will update after a single drive cycle but EVAP has some specific requirements.
#3
The last owner was a kid, so that may be a possibly, but i believe we had the car tested once before and it passed. I have unplugged the bluetooth as it did the battery drain thing. Could that be a problem? I can get a regular obd tester will that work? I don't know anything about bluetooth but i can ask my son. Thanks scott
#4
If the previous owner did something like say, turn off the check for a cat because they wanted to run with no cat, the emissions check will *never* show ready. Hopefully that isn't the case, but if so the quickest / cheapest fix might be replacement of the ECU (unless you still have contact with the previous owner).
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