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Emission rediness codes on after repair & clear

I have driven the vehicle, 2001 Dodge Dakota, 4/7L V8 engine, but rediness monitors don't reset to ready. What driving procedure is necessary to get rediness monitors to go "ready"?

  • rjhearn Feb 26, 2009

    I have tried this in the past and it never does anything to the rediness codes. My code scout says it requires manufacturer specific driving cycles to resey/ready the emission monitor indicators.

  • rjhearn Feb 26, 2009

    Your solution is for diagnostic problem codes which can be reset by removing the battery or in my case I have a CodeScout diagnostic tool that I used to clear the original evaporative emission code. After doing that there is a manufacturer/model specific procedure for driving the car that will, if the repair has been done correctly, make ready the oxygen sensor, sensor heater and catalyst monitors. They only go out after driving per manufacturer recommendations. That recommendation is what I am looking for.



    Sorry, I didn't mean to give you a bad rating but we all can't be right all the time.

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Unhook the battery for about ten minutes... make sure you have the code for the radio (if required)

  • Anonymous Feb 26, 2009

    that's possible... but it will not reset unless the problem is fixed... good luck with that as you have decided to give me a lousy rating

  • Anonymous Feb 26, 2009

    no perhaps you are right but basically we are all volunteers on this site... if you had left it unrated and pointed out that wasn't the way this particular vehicle codes are reset... i would have spent the additonal time to look at the service manual for your vehicle.... good luck i hope you find a solution

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