Pass inspection w/ Code, but no CEL

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Wife has an ‘05 Pilot. CEL comes on for a O2 sensor issue every once in awhile. It went off a couple weeks ago and has stayed off. But when I check with my code reader it sees a code.

I’m not going to clear it and then attempt enough drive cycles between now and 8am tomorrow. Will a old stored code cause a failed inspection if the CEL isn’t currently on?
 
TRaGiK said:
*as long as all readiness monitors show "ready".

Eta: it can have ONE "not ready".
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Yeah, we haven’t reset it in months, so that shouldn’t be an issue.

The real story is I thought my truck was due, and have reset the light twice this week. Been driving it around today for no other reason than to make sure it was ready to go for my 8am appointment tomorrow. Went to make sure I had the registration handy and that’s when I realized it was her car due not mine. Luckily I remembered her light not being on when I drove the car last weekend, and checked to make sure it wasn’t back on just now. Fingers crossed it survives the trip to the shop in the morning. 🤞🏼
 
Good luck, my Mom’s Chevy Colbalt had a evap leak, after fixing leak and a reset had to drive the car 285 miles before inspection computer would read ready😫
 
I’m so glad I don’t have to deal with that emissions inspection BS. 3/4 ton and bigger is except I can get my truck inspected by just calling with the current mileage and my guy will just manually enter the vin.
 
As someone with an older modified truck is the 20 year rule still in existence and is that only for the sniff test or is it for the inspection as well?
 
got a BT reader, picked up an old wiped android phone
small and large evap leak codes
 
Bigtig82 said:
o2 sensors must be expensive....
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Reality is it may be one of the catalytic converters. I should’ve said O2 sensor code instead of O2 sensor issue. Vehicle has 211K, so could be a sensor or the converter.

I just don’t care enough to fix it. Not interested in spending the time and/or money at this point. Especially knowing I can clear them, pass inspection, and then the light will eventually come back on.

One of the fixes on the Pilot boards is to more or less install a spacer in the post-cat bung to back the sensor away from the flow a little. I even bought one. But now it goes back to the contortionist comment @Gaston just made. 🤣
 
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