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Fail Emission test in GA: OBD Readiness (Common problem?) 850 1997

posted by  Leo M. on  Thu Aug 8 04:53 CST 2002
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Hi all,
Last year the car was testing using the tailpipe emission. It passed with a lot of margin. This year, the test procedure has changed in Georgia. They are using the OBD to have the car diagnosed itself.

The car failed the emission test because the "ODB Readiness" was not ready. There is no current or pending code in the computer. So everything is correct but the OBD computer has not completed the diagnostic of all the system. According the regulation, this means that the car emission status in not determined. All the self diagnostic has not been completed.

I checked on the WEB and I found some documents that suggest that my car (850) is in a category af car that have problem with that issue. For the Volvo, you need to have a series of specific driving cycle for these test to complete. There is also a TSB from Volvo (according ALLDATA) addressing this issue. Is someone here have access this TSB? If yes, can I get a copy or a summary.

I called the dealer. I have been told that there is a lot of peoples that are in my situation in GA now. My car is out of warranty (81K miles) but Volvo will pay to fix it. They told me that they have to go thru a procedure that may take 2 days (warming up cycle and driving it) to have this OBD flag been OK. After this procedure, I need to have the car retested.

Is there anybody here with more info.
Thank you








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    Fail Emission test in GA: OBD Readiness (Common problem?) 850 1997

    posted by  someone claiming to be hannu on  Thu Aug 8 09:22 CST 2002 [RELATED]


    Leo,

    I was exactly in your situation in May with my
    1998 V70GLT. At that time the dealer gave me two
    options: they can do the driving cycle and charge for
    2 hours of labor or they can give me the instructions
    how to drive the car. I did it by myself and was able
    to get the computer to set the readiness flag (the
    dealer checked it for free).

    Hannu







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      Fail Emission test in GA: OBD Readiness (Common problem?) 850 1997

      posted by  Leo M. on  Thu Aug 8 10:04 CST 2002
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      Do you still have the instructions?

      Leo








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        OBD Readiness .... a new BS problem! 850 1997

        posted by  someone claiming to be Ed on  Fri Aug 9 00:19 CST 2002 [RELATED]

        It's listed in detail in Volvos own VEN network and it's a proceedure that you can't do without their VST (hand held diagnostic scan tool). Even if I could copy it and paste it or send it to you, it won't do you any good. The dealer has to do it and IMO, it shouldn't be the dealers new problem as there's really nothing wrong with these cars to begin with, they'd all pass the older type sniffer test and no fault codes exist either. These states scan tools are now picking up an "error" that ONLY their scan tool deems as being a "problem", Volvos own scan tool doesn't pick that up and can't just easily change it either.

        IMHO, it's a BS situation that VCNA and these state testing facilities need to somehow resolve in a way that doesn't require everyone with one of these cars to visit a dealer every 2 yrs or so, just to now pass state emisions.

        It's because of these states new testing proceedures, now done with only THEIR scan tool that's causing this new problem to Volvo owners (and maybe others?).








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          OBD Readiness .... a new BS problem! 850 1997

          posted by  Leo M. on  Fri Aug 9 02:26 CST 2002
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          Thank you for the info.

          I am dropping the car to the dealer later today to do the procedure. The good part is that is free, VCNA is paying for it. The bad part is that the procedure can take up to 2 days. Also here in GA you have to have your car inspected every year. Is that means that I have to drop the car every year to the dealer for 2 days in order to pass the emission test?

          According the EPA document (EPA420-R-01-015 June 2001), the 1996 to 1998 Volvo car are having this problem. Volvo has a TSB addressing this issue (Bulletin #SB 2-23-0056). I hope they will be able to resolved this issue (EPA vs VCNA) before my next year test. Or as mentionned in the EPA document, one solution is to put the car with this problem on the dynamometer test. I was not offer that option at the test station. I think my car will have pass it without any problem.

          Thnak you







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