Evaporative system not ready.. help
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Took my Chevy Malibu 2004 into car inspection today. Recieved a red rejection sticker. The report said evaporative system not ready... so I’ve been driving for hours now trying to get it to activate but it won’t. My obd device says evaporative system not passed in all red. I’m wasting so much gas driving around and it not going on. Did local side streets and highways 55 mph and above . Any ideas ?
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Took my Chevy Malibu 2004 into car inspection today. Recieved a red rejection sticker. The report said evaporative system not ready... so I’ve been driving for hours now trying to get it to activate but it won’t. My obd device says evaporative system not passed in all red. I’m wasting so much gas driving around and it not going on. Did local side streets and highways 55 mph and above . Any ideas ?
Wasn't one thing wrong with the evap system but the ECM said otherwise so no smog cert.. Glad I wont have to worry about that to worry about anymore.
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The evap monitor won't run if the fuel level isn't between 15 and 85%. Some aren't designed to run in cold temperatures so the inspection stations allow a conditional pass for evap.
what was the fault code that was originally set and what was done to repair it.
what was the fault code that was originally set and what was done to repair it.
Last edited by tech2; December 19th, 2019 at 1:45 PM.
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I always have my gas full to half way. How do I know if my Chevy Malibu isn’t designed to run in the cold ? If this is the case then wouldn’t the DMV inspector have marked it as conditional pass for EVAP ? It’s freezing in New Jersey right now.
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Mine happened in warm weather with 3/4 of a tank of gas. No reason it should not have passed. 200 miles to reset the ECM evap when my code reader was showing good?
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