State inspection question

dennisfiremanny · #1 Mon, December 7th, 2009, 07:29 AM

Here in Massachsetts we have to have our vehicles inspected every year. Part of the inspection is to the connect a computer to the OBD port for information. I returned the truck to stock and removed the the Gryphon from the vehicle I did not want to take any chances. My truck failed the emissions test! They told me to drive around for 50 miles and come back, I was wondering if anybody has left there Gryphon installed for this test if so did it pass?

***88Racing*** · #2 Mon, December 7th, 2009, 08:18 AM

Should have just removed the gryphon from the vehicle and left all programming alone and you would have passed.
Let me guess you switched the truck back to stock the day of or a day before?
What the test station saw was a p1000 dtc which is an automatic failure.
A p1000 is a code that tells people that are looking at the pcm that it has recently been reflashed. They were right in telling you to drive your truck and come back.
I wouldn't switch it anymore until you drive it awhile and get it retested.

JWBFX4 · #3 Mon, December 7th, 2009, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 88Racing

Should have just removed the gryphon from the vehicle and left all programming alone and you would have passed.
Let me guess you switched the truck back to stock the day of or a day before?
What the test station saw was a p1000 dtc which is an automatic failure.
A p1000 is a code that tells people that are looking at the pcm that it has recently been reflashed. They were right in telling you to drive your truck and come back.
I wouldn't switch it anymore until you drive it awhile and get it retested.

Bingo! Like lars said I wouldn't reprogram yet to after you drive a while and get it rechecked. But in the future I would just take gryphon out and leave it programmed however it is.

secstang03 · #4 Mon, December 7th, 2009, 06:32 PM

I don't want to hijack the thread but my inspection is due here in Texas. We have emissions testing here. Are you guys saying that I should leave the program alone and leave it programmed on 3 and it should still pass?

JWBFX4 · #5 Mon, December 7th, 2009, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by secstang03

I don't want to hijack the thread but my inspection is due here in Texas. We have emissions testing here. Are you guys saying that I should leave the program alone and leave it programmed on 3 and it should still pass?

Yes, just take the actual programmer itself out and the cable. If you change levels a p1000 code will be throwed and they will fail the inspection for that. It is just a drive cycle code that gets thrown anytime the computer is reflashed.

***88Racing*** · #6 Mon, December 7th, 2009, 07:37 PM

Just a note:
Another good thing to check before taking your vehicles in for inspection is the cigarette lighter fuse. In most vehicles the cigarette lighter and the obdII share the same power source.
The fuse being blown can result in a failure also and they will send you on your way to get it fixed.
Now that I thought about it some more, check it before and after the inspection!