Due to illness my Passat sat for 6 months and had to have a new battery, it has 48K miles. When I took it to NJ State inspection the tech plugged in the OBD and got the following results:
*Catalytic Converters - Not Ready
*Oxygen Sensors - Not Ready
* Secondary Air Injection - Not Ready
The result is I did not pass for emission problems. Any help would be appreciated as I am not working and can not afford a large bill at the local VW Dealer's Service Department.
Thanking any and all in advance.
Tom
2006-08-22 08:10:59 · 6 answers · asked by THOMAS G 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Volkswagen
The only correct info here is that driving from 40-50 miles may help. The problem is that your readiness code is not set- something usually done by a dealer with an OBDII scan tool. Often driving the car will teach it the values normally gotten by setting the readiness code, but it is impossible to tell how long this will take or how far you should drive. Is your check engine light on? If not, then the readiness code is probably your only problem. Call around and see if any import shops could set the readiness code for you. They'd be cheaper than a dealer. Disconnecting the battery will not help. That's like trying to cure lung cancer by smoking more.
2006-08-22 08:56:06 · answer #1 · answered by Badfish 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can not set ready codes. These are "test" the car runs to see how it is working and if there are any potential problems. If the car has a not ready code you need to drive it until the car has enough time and data to see if there is a real problem. If it sees a real problem it will turn on a check engine light. If not the system goes to ready. SO take the car on a long road trip over a week end.
2006-08-22 16:06:05 · answer #2 · answered by uthockey32 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can clear the codes on the scanner but you're still going to throw the same problems until you fix you cat, your O2 and your secondary air injectors. Look into your warranty. Some of the parts you just read may still be protected by law. Each state varies your rights, but the car isn't that old nor high in milage and these are emission related problems. I hope this helps.
2006-08-22 23:23:57 · answer #3 · answered by a 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diconnect the positive terminal on the battery for 5 minutes
Then connect back after you do that to totally reset the not ready's you have to do a drive cycle of about 40-50 miles to be safe.
2006-08-22 15:19:20 · answer #4 · answered by Tiffany 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless the codes are "hard" codes, they should reset when if you disconnect the battery for 15 minutes.
2006-08-22 15:17:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either take it to the dealer or buy a VAGCOM for $200
http://www.ross-tech.com/
2006-08-22 15:18:01 · answer #6 · answered by N3WJL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋