CEL After Failed COSTCO fill + OBD II Scan
In the past, the CEL came on maybe twice, and we fooled w/ gas cap and within a day, light went off. Looks like it wants to stay on tho not blinking. It came on after COSTCO pumps were under too m...
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klutchdust wrote:
In CA they plug into your OBD and see if you
erased any codes recently.5 cycles will usually do the trick or driving 100 miles.
100 miles will usually do it. I learned the hard way after rebuilding a flood-total Caddy that OBD-II engine management has "monitors". The monitors will show "ready" after a certain amount of ignition cycles and/or mileage have transpired. The "ready" status varies by monitor type (catalyst, EVAP, etc.). You can't just clear the codes and run it through (in states where they do an OBD-II check).
Even the cheap code scanners will tell you what monitors are showing ready for inspection and which are not.
