So after putting the mustang away during winter, especially since it was going to need a new battery and the tabs for expiring in December, I decided it was time to get it back on the road. So I got a new battery, put on new posts, started it up let it idle for a while, drove it around the block a few times then headed up to emissions for my required test to get my tabs. Then as quickly as I got to the station they quickly told me I didn't pass, found out it's because too many of my monitors are in "Not Ready". Didn't think I would run into this problem, but I guess I didn't think of pulling the battery and letting the car sit with no power source would have caused a big issue. I guess I learned not to do a battery swap before an emissions testing.
Anyways, so I found Ford's Drive Cycle instructions, but my question is does anyone know if you have to follow the sequence step by step or can you just do what it says for certain monitors whenever you want to? It's going to be hard to find the time to do this all at once unless I have to, which then I will have to plan time for this and probably pick up an OBDII scanner to check my monitors.
It's basically a bone stock 2002 GT right now and yes....I mean bone stock minus a snorkel removal. So, I'm not too concerned that it's not going to pass for other reasons. Thanks!
Anyways, so I found Ford's Drive Cycle instructions, but my question is does anyone know if you have to follow the sequence step by step or can you just do what it says for certain monitors whenever you want to? It's going to be hard to find the time to do this all at once unless I have to, which then I will have to plan time for this and probably pick up an OBDII scanner to check my monitors.
It's basically a bone stock 2002 GT right now and yes....I mean bone stock minus a snorkel removal. So, I'm not too concerned that it's not going to pass for other reasons. Thanks!
