Quote Originally Posted by Vteckidd
lol you just need to drive it for like 30-50 miles. Thats it, see OBD2 looks for on board sensors and stuff to see if you pass emissions.

well to keep people from simply resetting the battery and clearing the codes so they can pass, there is READINESS time built it.

Basically means drive the car around for a few miles to make sure it has time to gather feedback from all the sensors.

30-50 miles, and retest, youll be fine

EDIT: If the car has sat for a long time, it could have gone into reset mode, and acted like the battery was killed or something, especially with how cold its been its not uncommon to see voltage drop so low that it loses power to the ECU.

Id reset the battery and run off 50 miles on it
Hey Mike just to correct you, there is no set mileage for the test drive. Some are quicker than what you have mention, and some have taken more than 60 miles. I know first hand from my days @ Honda Mall of Georgia. Its a good average but they need to have the scan tool in the car and have another person watch to see when ever the readiness codes go to Ready.