My Tacoma just failed state emissions test - Please Help!

professor D - I am in Haverhill Ma - every year we need to get a safety and emission inspection

 

The mass inspection system messed up in the last 2 months it not your truck
It the tech guy can't get your truck ready to reading
Bring it back

 

Thanks for the response hope you’re able to get it passed with the advice given here and as little headache as possible. I’ll have to keep this in mind when going for mine and will follow for updates. Thanks.

 

What is this emission testing?

 

I didn't know the gas level needed to be between 1/4 tank and 3/4 tank. OP just filled up, so that makes sense.

 

Whats wrong with inspection systems? If it fails again after I drive it 100 miles - i am going to be pissed

 

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04...tations-mass-7-other-states-system-still-out/

You live mass and you don't know
Old New?

 

Is it Friday already?

MA has been doing emissions testing since the mid 1970s. The old system required putting a probe in the tail pipe and a sensor on the #1 spark plugs wire. They don't do that any more and I think they get the readings from the ECU via the OBD connector. I'm not sure because the driver isn't allowed in the inspection bay. I think with the latest revision of the system they have a camera in there to make sure the inspector doesn't cheat.

If you fail emissions you can still drive the vehicle, but you only have a short time to get it fixed and reinspected. If you fail for safety you aren't allowed to drive he vehicle. Inspection stations are prohibited from doing repairs on vehicles they fail.

 

Shut it off. Go on a road trip. 20 miles. Shut off. Drive back to station and try again.

 

They've been doing some sort of upgrade and for a while they weren't doing any inspections for days at a time. The DMV has extended inspections by 30 days, so if you're due in May you should have until he end of June to get inspected. Unless they have changed it again. Check the DMV website.

 

Nope - had no idea until i read what you provided - i work a ton of hours - not much time to watch news. if i knew i probably would of waited another month (because the extended it) and maybe work the bugs out of the software.

 

This is very likely! The oil change tech was trying to be helpful. Not knowing you were off for inspection so soon.

 

This ^

 

Drive it for 125 miles non stop for a sure emissions reset.

 

If codes are cleared for any reason (like an errored reset of the service reminder) The "readiness" emissions values will also be cleared.

A BIG No GO for the greenies who make the laws.

 

something odd going on.. drive it for 2 30 mile trips and that should set the monitors.. then go back.. the computers dont just randomly reset. unless you have a power delivery issue to the ECU when the keys off

 

Drive 60-70 miles, including highway driving, street driving, excellerations, stoppings and then go to emissions test. Test will be OK.

 

Sounds like your a short tripper. that's hard on the CAT's. Do a 30 minute highway drive and all will be fine.

 

The funny part is that the car my daughter uses for college is in my name. The county she goes to school in is not part of the program, so she couldn't get the emissions tested at any local place. She had to drive to a dealership in Allegheny County to get the emissions test and sticker. Now my son doesn't drive much, so for a number of years the vehicle he drives has been exempt to the test due not meeting the minimum mileage in a year required under the program. I still had to pay for an "Exempt" sticker though.

 

I live in mass. as well just drive it around for a bit and retest you should be fine. I passed with a lift kit and exhaust system .