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Old 09-29-2021, 12:10 PM
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Default Cats & EVAP not ready? Why?

07 350Z.

Went for emissions and cats & EVAP monitors are not ready

I passed once already with this car two rears ago. The only thing that has changed is a tune by Moncef at AdminTuning.

I have driven thousands of miles since having the battery cable off last. Including a road trip. I tried to do the "drive cycle" this morning but no dice.

​​​​​Little background info: I never let my car fully warm up to temp before driving. Is this preventing the cat monitor from completing? I did it this morning but nothing changed

I never cruise in this car. It's driven in the city or spiritedly on the highway. If I do cruise I use CC. Do I really need to try to drive between 53-56 for six minutes straight? That's nearly impossible where I live unless I take an hour and a half road trip outside the city.

Any suggestions? Does anyone know the right drive cycles for these two tests? Thanks in advance. All advice will be appreciated.
Old 09-29-2021, 04:08 PM
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Most likely the tune shut off the cat and evap monitors, did the tuner know you needed e-test?
As far as the monitors, I believe the evap needs a cold start followed by a city run, then a highway run, then a city run. Cat needs a highway run with decel on engine, and mild accel then cruise for a couple minutes. Don’t quote me on that because it’s been a while since I’ve done them, but a drive to my house and back (20min each way, mixed) after a cold start usually got both monitors to pass
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The tune is the issue. You need to contact Moncef or pay a guy under the table to pass.
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Originally Posted by Bmsluite
The only thing that has changed is a tune by Moncef at AdminTuning.
There's your problem right there
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Does the tune shut off the monitors?
Old 09-30-2021, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by zwei_the_c
The tune is the issue. You need to contact Moncef or pay a guy under the table to pass.
Originally Posted by seymore4
There's your problem right there
Originally Posted by DarkZ03
Does the tune shut off the monitors?
I received an email back from Moncef. He did shut them off. He sent me a file to upload to the car. Said this should let me ready the monitors.
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