Make your car smog ready in 15 minutes - I/M Readiness Drive Cycle Procedure

I show how I changed the INC incomplete codes on my I/M readiness OBD2 scanner to OK and READY within 15 minutes of driving through specific drive cycles of 5 minutes at 55 mph, then coasting down (no brakes or gear changes) to around 20-30 mph, and then accelerating back up to 55 mph so I could pass smog in California. Note that the Evap System Monitor can still read as INC and you will still pass smog in California - assuming all other monitors read OK. If you need the Evap monitor to read as OK, then you need to fill up the tank to above 3/4 full.

[@debragibbs13]

Thank you for this! After replacing parts on my 2008 Mercedes and clearing codes, we drove it and took to get it inspected. Failed because the Secondary Air System and Evap System Monitor were INC. After driving and restarting car the 50+ miles the Secondary was OK but was having issue with evap monitor still reading INC....we drove and drove, then seen your video and putting the gas in got it set! I would have been driving forever trying to get it to read, lol. (Texas here and need Evap reading ok to pass)

[@stevew9563]

In Texas you are allowed to have any one monitor incomplete and still pass. Ask them again.

[@jcfullmore4504]

I appreciate you so much! Did exactly as you described and passed smog check on my third try!! Told my friends about you!!

[@mwil01]

My fuel sensor monitor would not cycle, and this was the method that turned it from red to green. Thank you for posting the video.

[@toddt6730]

@@mwil01 that's exactly what I had,and the inspection station and my mechanic both said,go to dealership, so instead I disconnected battery for about twenty minutes, then took the car on parkway with the scanner tool connected and the beeping changed and they all set to ready, mind you, I didn't have an engine light, just failed inspection because the fuel monitor wasn't ready, I went straight to inspection station, of course disconnected my scanner and hid the wires and I passed, probably saved hundreds on going to dealership, a scan tool for sixty dollars will pay for itself

[@freedombuy4672]

So helpful understanding the obd2 info... Much thx again thumbs up

[@JonathanWornardt]

It works. I have seen so many videos that talk about putting on your defroster, your air conditioner sticking your finger outside the window ha ha ha but this really works. Just get to the highway go up 55 miles an hour for three minutes pull off the side and slowly coast down to 20 miles an hour and then go back up to 55 miles an hour for five minutes just like he says and then let the coast let the car coast down to 20 miles an hour, and then stop checking codes and all of mine went away except for the eve app but you can always have one monitor on to pass a smog

[@brasha78]

For my f150 it seems the trick was in the coasting down from 55mph. Had to brake a few times but coasting down after holding 55 for a few miles cleared the incomplete sensors. You would think just driving the truck would solve the issue, but being mindful of the 55 and the deceleration really helped.

[@robertovalenciavalencia4427]

O yeaaa It work for me.om my Kia spectra 2004

[@unebonnevie]

Thank you so much! This helps a lot. I was wondering my my Honda was blinking 5 times then stops while the ignition key is ON.

[@blue4980]

Traffic sucks when im trying to coast

[@steffenmalek]

This worked for everything but my oxygen sensor htr which still read INC after doing this process twice

[@Ronick-Q-46]

That sort of driving might be fine in the usa but it's not so easy in the uk.

[@Cristobal_productions.]

Did you figure it out I need it

[@mallarisfamclipvideos]

Car under “Since DTC’s Cleared” everything is okay but in “Last Drive Cycle” the EVap Oxygen are INC. Do i still ready for smog? Thanks

[@stevew9563]

SMOG only cars about "Since DTC's Cleared" set of monitors. Ignore the other one.

[@socalgal9471]

Will this work for cars that have check engine light on? And how much time do you have from the drive cycle to get the smog test done??

[@scratchingtoriches]

I believe you automatically fail smog if you have a check engine light.

[@imonaroll9502]

No this is when you reset the check engine light or the check engine light will come back on.

[@michaelc.seeley4850]

Honda Insight 😎👍

[@Ruleno.9]

Will this work for Lincoln cars 2013-OBD2

[@stevew9563]

What he is detailing is a generic cycle that will set most cars. But some cars have very specific actions that must be taken. Have not heard fords are all that hard to set. So wont hurt to give it a try and see where you get.

[@JJW4143]

What if this didn't work for 01 miata?

[@user-ct4kw4dn7m]

Having the same issue for my 03 Miata. Egr and Evap has been a headache to get ready

[@steelersnation4L]

My battery died about a week ago and I been driving back and forth to work the last four days and I checked and it said my emissions are still not ready ?

[@stevew9563]

Does your scanner detail which monitor is not ready?

[@marcoanguiano5759]

@@stevew9563my car said the catalyst monitor , oxygen sensor monitor , evap monitor exhaust gas recirculation monitor

[@stevew9563]

@@marcoanguiano5759 - Are all those still not ready today? A month later? If so I think you might be having an electrical issue with the PCM. See my userpage for contact info I will try to walk you through what to look for. I am not getting notifications of messages on here for some reason .

[@kcw1879]

The fact that you/we have to do this "Wonderland" BS to get our cars to pass smog is insane. My car passed immersions, mechanic said nothing to fix, just drive your car till it sets the codes. Been doing that for a month, and it does not work. And I have already driven more to pass smog than I have the ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE CAR.

[@stevew9563]

What year make model engine?

[@kcw1879]

@@stevew9563 1998 Ford Escort. I hired someone to drive it till my meter showed all (but one) of the smog checks passed (cost another $100). But no matter what I do or try, the Evaporative system won't pass. I am very close to just selling it rather than spend more money and time on this insanity.

[@stevew9563]

@@kcw1879 - In most states you can have any one monitor not complete and still pass and even in the strictest state CA you can only have the EVAP not ready and pass. It's a super hard one to set for some cars.

[@robertovalenciavalencia4427]

Omg what a nightmare😱👽🥵🍻🎸

[@georgedori51]

I agree. 😊

[@toddt6730]

You didn't have to coast,just do a steady 55 or 60, for about 20 minutes and all the sensors will set up, if it doesn't try disconnecting the battery for about 20 minutes and try again

[@thewayithappens469]

do we leave the scanner plugged in while driving the car?

[@stevew9563]

You can, they update with new data every minute or so.

[@seatee4770]

It is recommended to have the fuel level between 25 to 75% for best results. Not full.

[@fitcwebb]

I just did this on a completely full fuel tank and it worked great

[@John-zn4lp]

Are you sure the Evap Monitor doesn't have to be ready in California? I asked a smog tech and he said all the monitors have to say ready or ok.

[@stevew9563]

He's lying. Many do not like to run a test with incomplete monitors as they think it effects thier score with that state. If any Inspector ever refuses to do a test file a complaint on them with the state BAR. It's thier job to run a test not prevent a failure. You can find thier technician number on the wall licence that is require to be displayed in the waiting area.

[@geno2001h]

I did it but the fuel system monitor? Still not complete?

[@stevew9563]

What state are you in? In CA fuel does not need to be ready in order to pass.

[@geno2001h]

I’m in Dallas taxes sir

[@geno2001h]

I got it thank you for your help

[@reedvending2384]

Except for Dodge... Over 150 freeway miles and 25 city on a Caliber and still 02 not ready but cat was ready...

[@stella8905]

how did you fix it at the end

[@triggersafe1]

Drive 150 miles of mixed city n highway.Thats what I did.

[@mouthy54]

Done it 16 times don't work

[@BBOPP88]

😂

[@junesondrab3833]

Car must cool down at least for 6 or 8 hours between drive cycles. 16 drive cycles must mean 16 days.

[@caseyanderson1297]

never plug a scan tool in while ignition is on, some scan tools will fry your ecm

[@caseyanderson1297]

@@thedong5383 every scanner or obd2 tool in general I've ever had says to be sure the ignition is off while connecting and disconnecting. it may not be a real issue with most, but I know some of the real cheap ones it definitely can

[@petercan1020]

All these people say drive the car at 55 miles an hour on the highway and then let it Coast down to 20 miles an hour I haven't found a Street in Long Island I could do this on without causing traffic for people thinking I'm nuts Northside Street let you do 55 miles an hour and no highway lets you do 20 mph so help me understand how you do this without a Dino

[@ProGamingProphecy]

Wake up at 1-2AM and get on the highway; it should be empty enough to pull this off.

[@robertoalvarez6998]

I might get in a car accident doing this.

[@SierraStrengthTV]

Yeah this is BULLSHIT

[@VintageVaughnVehiclces]

I was looking at your welding video and I thought let's see what other good videos this guy's uploaded when I saw pre-med in California and just kind of scrolled through them all and thought I need to tell this guy one simple piece of advice my father the great radiologist who established magnetic resonant Imaging to Alabama gave me. Son you'll never make the money I made in medicine because of socialized medicine. It doesn't bother me that you're never going to be a doctor or have children. I was a Rolls-Royce mechanic thanks to his money but I learned something low overhead High income. And I can't understand why people will spend two grand a month to live in 500 square feet place in California come out to their car and their radio and their battery is gone because of illegal aliens an earthquake can happen at any time and flatten you in a concrete parking deck the smog will give you asthma. The taxes are so high and the mortgages are so high you'll never qualify for any free assistance such as free food EBT power bill assistance all those things that you might need if you couldn't go to work if something happened because your bills are so high you don't qualify. And Alabama you can live on 9,000 a year and qualify for all that free stuff. And with this liberal Madness destroying all the cities it's dangerous to go out so I'm able to stay home in safety for a year after year and never worry about covid at all pick up the groceries put them under black lights spray my shoes and hands with alcohol where my Russian military mask if it gets real bad or my regular mask if it's not so bad just to go out and get five weeks worth of supplies and come back home and sit back and watch International satellite dish TV of TV channels around the world and see the truth instead of what the West is pumping down the line brainwasher with. Yes Chinese TV where they're speaking Chinese with bits of English and you find out truth you find out stuff that we're not supposed to be allowed to know you point that satellite dish the other direction and the bill is half as much anyhow you seem like a smart guy and I thought maybe I should pass along the few of these things. When I see things are going on in California the horrific car accidents the total ignorance in the government and the Liberals destroying any kind of what did they call it the difference of a man being civilized or Barbarian. I found a guy on eBay selling Volkswagen parts in Russia I made friends with him so I have a friend that live there and can tell me all the truths about what's really happening in Russia and not rely on the news so when you want to know things about what's happening in the world make a friend in that country and ask them questions and they tell you what's really happening. Liberal sending weapons to Ukraine are already showing up in Finland and other European nations on the black market so terrorists can randomly blow up stuff trains politicians in these foreign countries with weapons sent by Biden the murderer. There's a real hot place in hell for him to burn for all eternity for all the Death exported to that country. All those people had to do was lay down their weapons say here are the neo-nazis put in a competent leader and not one person would have died and there wouldn't be weapons for the next 30 Years floating around it can be used at any time to commit a terrorist attack thank you liberals for making the world the most dangerous it can possibly be. So what America won't be number one anymore progress is progress let the smartest peoples on the smartest country of people's become the leader you don't Stamp Out the smarter guy so you can take his place cuz if you don't know what you're doing no progress It's Made.

[@MadPunky]

cool.

[@gornlockheart]

So did you pass smog

[@SierraStrengthTV]

​@@gornlockheart😂 dude went on an interesting rant