Many people have been frustrated by the new emission rules in Ontario. I called “driveclean” on many occasions to see if they had any solutions for passing the new emission test. They had nothing but generic answers for me.
In the past couple of weeks I have been scanning my cars with a scanner that was originally designed for California emission standards. I have had it for about 5 years and it has helped me pass many of my cars through driveclean. This scanner has three led lights at the top of the screen. If you have an engine code you will need to fix it; it is an automatic fail. If it shows red it is and automatic fail. If it shows yellow it means the computer is not ready to test yet; do not test since it will most likely fail. If it shows green you are good to go for the test.
The scanner is not very expensive- normally $199, but it goes on sale at Canadian Tire and Parts Source for $99. http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/4/Auto/AutoTools/AutoCodeReaders/PRD~0251030P/OBD+II+Code+Reader.jsp?l
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