DashingDaryl Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 After cleaning up the Mouse Mess/EGR Problem I took my car in for an emisson retest. This time I failed for Excessive CO. Out of a 12 max for CO, I had a 12.72 and failed Hydrocarbons I passed at .28 out of .8 My NOX reading went from 2.42 to .83 and passed Any idea why this would be? I had a gut feeling I should unplug my battery to reset the timing, but I didn't have time to relearn the Idle, so I figured by the time I drove to the Emissions place, the car would have adapted. Was that a bad decision? Any Ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Hall Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 If all else fails or you want to be sure to pass smog the next time, refer to this past discussion. http://caddyinfo.ipbhost.com/index.php?sho...2303&hl=alcohol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DashingDaryl Posted September 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 Thanks for the replys. I have often heard of the Alcohol trick and wondered what the specifics were; however I kinda have an ethical problem with it. To finish up the story, I did unplug the battery, and reset the adaptives. Then I did the Idle Control Learn Procedure. I took it in for an emissions test, having done nothing else but that, and it passed without a hitch. I really should have known to do the Idle Learn Procedure, since I was griping about having to remove the throttle body, and that is one of the key reasons you need to re-learn the idle. DOH! and YEA all in the same breath! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 Terrific you are legal again! Your experience has added to our collective and will be assimilated.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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