2001 Saturn SC2 catalyst and secondary air not ready after

KBINKIE2

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2001 SATURN SC2
4 CYL
FWD
MANUAL
132,000 MILES

Changed battery beginning of Oct and have driven about 800 miles, needed inspection, so on Oct 30 did not pass codes catalyst & secondary air not ready. Have done the NYS generic reset, which is a challenge and still did not pass. Any suggestions

Sunday, November 7th, 2010 AT 6:12 AM

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SATURNTECH9

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If you can get me the actual code number's your car has then I would be more then happy to help you out with your code's.

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Sunday, November 7th, 2010 AT 9:49 AM

KBINKIE2

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There were no codes just OBD monitor readiness status
Catalyst not ready
secondary air system not ready. I will try to see if there are any codes but probably won't get back to you till later.
Thanks
Kathy

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Sunday, November 7th, 2010 AT 12:54 PM

SATURNTECH9

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To reset those monitor's I would try driving the car over 50 mile's without turning the key off in town and on the freeway. If you can find a part's store with a more advanced scanner they can tell you if the monitor's reset.

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Monday, November 8th, 2010 AT 1:35 PM

DAVIDD4972

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My 1998 has the same two "not ready" codes (plus a third Evaporitive System not ready) which is causing it to fail inspection. It would pass with two codes, but not three.
I drive only about 5-8 miles a day in town. How can I reset these so it will pass?

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