from what i have been told an unreadable port is an automatic failure . all
inspection stations in ny are now required to pull the codes on all OBI II
vehicles, 1996 and newer. i have heard that around 1/3 of vehicles that
don't have the check engine light on are still failing.
>From: jon@dakota-truck.net
>>"DAKSY" <rsmith13@nycap.rr.com> wrote:
>[...]
>: I love my DAK, but I'm startin to get sick of the monthly nickel-and-dime
>: stuff that's costing me hundreds that I should be putting into the
>A-frame!
>: I'm done for now...
>
>
> Argh. That sucks - I'm sorry to hear that! Out in my neck of the
>woods, they don't pull the OBD-II codes. (Or at least none of the
>inspection stations I have ever been to have done it anyway.) Any
>chance you can go to an inspection station which isn't quite so
>anal? :-)
>
> How about the mechanic you are having work on the DAKSY? Does
>he do NYS inspections? Hey, if you can let it drag on until the
>BBQ, I can get you an appointment at a "good" inspection station.
>;-)
>
> Something rattling around in the back of my brain is saying
>something about a loophole here... I don't recall the details,
>but I seem to recall reading/hearing somewhere that if there is
>an emissions problem with your vehicle that prevents it from
>passing inspection, if you try X number of times (3?) (or spend
>$X?) to fix the problem and it still is not resolved, they will
>pass you. Sorry for the vagueness - who knows, this might have
>been something that came to me in a dream after too much Taco Bell,
>but I am pretty sure I heard/read something along those lines
>possibly while browsing through the NY V&TL... Anybody with more
>of a clue than myself have any info in that regard?
>
> Now my brain is starting to go into "loophole" mode again -
>does anyone know if NY requires the OBD-II port to work? ;-)
>A little snip here and a little snip there (perhaps install a
>switch in a remote location...) They can't pull the codes if
>the port doesn't work. ;-) Another possible option - do you
>have another computer you can borrow for the duration of the
>inspection?
>
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