Reseting the computer could have something to do with it. As long as you got
100-200miles of gentle driving on the computer it should be ok.
Make sure your truck is warmed up before they test it. If you were sitting for
over an hour that doesn't help.
A while back someone posted a driving sequence that suposidly gets all you
sensors working to reduce emissions. I heard it works great. It might be
posted on the DML page too.
How about one of those cans of stuff to get you past smog checks.
Jay W
Kyle Kozubal wrote:
> Ok after waiting an hour in line it was finally my trucks turn. The tech did
> his thing and in the middle of the test noticed the hose fell off the
> exhaust. So it stopped testing, put the hose back on, and started the test
> back up. Well my truck failed. It passed everything but the Hydrocarbon
> portion. Standards are 1.60 and my truck read 1.76
>
> So what should I do, or how should I go about trying to fix things? The
> distributor cap/rotor have 5,000 miles on them and the Autolite Coppers have
> 4,000 on them. The Accel Super Coil has about 5,000 miles on it also. I am
> running Ford MotorSport #19 injectors, my own cold air intake, and open
> element valve cover breather.....but that's it. I had about 1/4 tank of gas
> in my truck during the test.
>
> -Should I get my stock injectors professionally cleaned and put these in?
> -Should I clean the K&N cone filter?
> -Should I put back on the stock air filter/housing?
>
> Could resetting the battery last weekend have caused anything? Should I run
> the test next time with a full tank of gas? I have till the end of June,
> when I have to renew my plates. I would like to get things fixed and
> hopefully pass within a week or two. Any suggestions are appreciated.
> Kyle
> 93 Dakota 4x4 V6
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