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Won't pass emissions test. what is the catalyst evap?

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It all part of your exhaust system, replace entire thing from motor to tailpipe and be done with it. catalyst evaporator is part of the catalytic converter thats part of yr exhaust system designed to remove impurities, they wear out and have platinum in them thats y they r sooo expensive

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Where is the catalyst evap? on a

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No no it wasn't because of the O2 sensor that it didn't pass it was a couple of things that came up and the we're Catalyst not ready Monitor Evap not ready Monitor O2 not readyz

You have 8 I/M or Emission Monitors that have to run clear
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Your Catalyst Efficiency comes from the switching comparison
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broken evap line/port on fuel pump. Or leaking fuel pump o-ring
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I can't get an inspection sticker for my car because it keeps failing inspection because the computer will not reset. Every time it does the same thing. When they test the OBDII Readiness it says the...

Every time you reset the light or disconnect the battery it completely resets the system and it has to go through EVERY test again. The O2, EVAP, and Cat tests are generally the LAST THREE tests that are tested. You're not doing yourself any favors here.

Essentially what these readiness monitors are is the computer's notation that his has run the self diagnostics on each system and that the results feel into the expected results. If it is outside the expected results the computer will generally try to run the test multiple times before setting a DTC and turning on the Check Engine Light. It cannot set the status to "Ready" until it has a successful test within expected results; sometimes multiple successful tests. Sometimes, the tests need to run at different speeds - so the vehicle has to be driven not only at freeway speeds, but also city speeds for the tests to complete properly.

The O2 test MUST complete before the Catalyst test can run. The EVAP test generally requires that you have your fuel level at between 1/4 and 3/4 and that the vehicle sit undisturbed after being driven for a period of time for no less than 8 hours in order to run the EVAP test.

The same can be said for the O2 test sometimes because the computer needs to test the O2 sensors reaction to heating up and cooling down. Eventually they will all complete - unless there is an issue. I have seen where a component was in the process of going out and the computer was getting both GOOD and BAD results when running the tests. As a result it wouldn't set ready status because it wasn't getting the concurrent GOOD test results.

As a Texas Recognized Emissions Repair Facility - my shop sees this kind of stuff all the time.

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This Usually means that the Catalytic Converter is Bad and needs to be Replaced as the O2 Sensor is On the Exhaust System and the Evap is Detecting High o2 Levels. Please Rate My Response! Thanks!
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