We Are Free!!!

[vwremglx]

Today the jetta passed inspection! C2/Jeff Atwodd is the man.

got to the shop, cleared codes, turned car off. They inspected it and passed!!

So the MK III's are NOW FREE FROM NYS INSPECTION CRAP!!

[BUNNYLOVE]

That is awesome. Those guys should get a metal.

[car_whore]

nice. i hope the same is true with the ex's 1.8t becuase i don't want to help her out again. he did the chip in that also.

[OnelowcabriO]

awsome!!

[useanimagination]

awesome

[OnelowcabriO]

i hope i dont have problems with the cabrio gettin inspected

eff you OBD2!

[vwremglx]

whooa... after all the excitement of passing I'm realizing how big a load that is off my chest. Registration on the Jetta is up in feb and without passing I was afraid I would not be able to even have plates on it. ahhhhhh this feels good... :-)

[CuseTownGti]

thats great man!

[B4passatglx]

I hate inspection time!, I am in need of one as well. I should do this before I install the turbo, because I can just see that as being a PITA to pass with the system on since I will have a wastegate dump tube that is not re-routed into the exhaust, and the draft 42 test pipe


I envy you and your yellow inspection sticker

[shortbus]

Wwooott

[evolveVW]

about friggin time! When mine goes in again, I expect a WTF just like last time hehe

[reverendhorton]

I know how you feel. Salisbury has hooked me up with helping me pass in the past due to 3" exhaust CEL. I will have to pass again once I get my car running again. Thanks for reminding me.

Good luck next year.

[VWTUNING]

I hate inspection time!, I am in need of one as well. I should do this before I install the turbo, because I can just see that as being a PITA to pass with the system on since I will have a wastegate dump tube that is not re-routed into the exhaust, and the draft 42 test pipe





what make / year is your car? What are you doing for programing (chip I assume, if so which one?)

[B4passatglx]

Right now its an OBDI 95 Passat vr6 with a giac chip, and stock cat with a TT exhaust. In a month or so I will be installing the turbo and testpipe with C2 software.

Can a OBDI 95 pass with a CEL on??

[BUNNYLOVE]

It should be able to pass. But even if it couldn't you could pull the bulb...they won't scan it.

[euro2slo]

i hate nys inspections, have to take my jetta in september

hoping it passes

[FusLit]

Woo HOO!

-Todd

[RichB]

I had my share of pre-inspection anxiety too this year (today).... the high flow cat in my GHL 2.5" down-pipe on the GTI is causing a intermittent cat efficiency code to show up in the ECU (16804 - Catalyst System Bank 1: Efficiency Below Threshold P0420 - 35 - 10 - Intermittent to be specific) . The intermittent code is a soft code apparently as it does not set the Check Engine Light and it did not cause any problem with my inspection on my GTI this morning (which passed with flying colors!:) ).

I have been doing allot of reading on the NYS VIP OBDII inspection program that we have to deal with and have learned a few things from my reading and from the tech I chatted with this morning.

Readiness codes issues.

2000 and up cars: Allowed to have 1 (one) readiness code not set.
1996 to 2000 cars: Allowed to have 2 (two) readiness codes not set.

Why is this important? Lets say you have a exhaust system with a high flow cat that is causing your check engine light to go on because of the usual Cat Low Efficiency DTC. Clearing this code generally results in it coming back after awhile on most people cars who has this happened. The reason it takes awhile to come back is because a certain set of driving parameters (generally cruising for several miles with a constant engine speed around 2000rpm) must be met to test this which in turn (if it passes) sets the catalyst system Readiness code to passing. So, if you clear the codes, then drive the car around a bit (several starts, stop and go around town driving - no extend cruising) you will get to a point (easily verified with VAG-COM) that you have no codes/CEL (soft codes that DO NOT trip the Check Engine Light DO NOT COUNT - you can safely ignore them) and all but one of your readiness indicators is set (the one for your Catalyst System). Now go get that car inspected as it will pass!

ALSO, if you DO NOT have the correct number of readiness codes set, the inspector is supposed to give you a temporary 10 day extension so you can come back at a later time when you have the correct number a readiness codes set to pass the inspection.

Soft Codes:
By soft code I am talking about ANY DTC that is set in the ECU that does not trip the CEL light on your dash. This can include codes set in other items (comfort control module, radio etc) that do not cause the CEL to light. If a soft code is set in your ECU, it will pass OBDII inspection (assuming enough readiness codes are set for your car).

If your Check Engine Light does not work (bulb is out) - the test software specifically require the tech to check this - the car will fail.

Basically though, if your CEL is not lit and the required number of readiness codes are set/passed in the ECU, then your car will pass the NYVIP OBDII part of your inspection.

Note that the OBDII system they use can also read DTCs, so even if your CEL is not set for some reason and a OBDII DTC is present and read from the ECU (a emissions related DTC which should be cuasing the CEL indicator to light up), it will read/see that and fail the car.

OK.... that's it.. more than you ever wanted to know probably.