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charliex · 08-23-2008, 10:52 AM

the readiness subsytem on the gothams does work, i did have a problem with the 06 katanas that i fixed ( see link in sig) but that was because of the temp sensor relocation and i missed one bit that controlled the readiness codes, however the S's don't need any of those changes, and there are no changes for the 02 sensors or anything else that'd affect readiness.. i've smogged mine, and a few others have too.

even though the fault code should be on if it is, check the rear 02 sensor and make sure its hooked up and working, ok, the readiness codes should pop in in a short drive, if they don't its probably a real fault.

whats odd about it is that you're not getting a fault code, i'd expect to see that too, but some of the common problems aren't picked up by obd ii codes.

check the exhaust, cat for leaks too, i'd say go ahead and check for vacuum leaks too, it shouldn't cause that (lumpy idle and stalling would be that), but its always worth checking while you're in there, i keep coming across them, i can't say i've seen that cause an obd ii readiness fault, but then i've never checked that they passed on a car with a leaky cat / exhuast.

i'm off tuning in california at the moment, so i'm not on t'internet much today, i'll check in again latert tonite, feel free to call me on 818 404 2395 if you want to chat about it, but given we're street tuning you'll be lucky to catch me, text me your number with a note if you want me to call you, since my voicemail is internet based.

i do have an updated gotham, that was done a couple of months ago, but it doesn't fix any readiness stuff, it has the false codes on the DBW fixed ( if you don't have codes, you don't have this problem), but you'll need a code reader that can read the firmware id or CVN (a 4 digit numerical value ) and let me know what it is so i can tell you if you've got it or not, not having it doesn't cause any problems you don't already know about , but it improves cold starts and the mystery DBW codes, if its a fairly recent gotham it'd already be updated.

good luck!

08-23-2008, 10:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
charliex OSX Black hat Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Las Vegas , NV Posts: 9,935	the readiness subsytem on the gothams does work, i did have a problem with the 06 katanas that i fixed ( see link in sig) but that was because of the temp sensor relocation and i missed one bit that controlled the readiness codes, however the S's don't need any of those changes, and there are no changes for the 02 sensors or anything else that'd affect readiness.. i've smogged mine, and a few others have too. even though the fault code should be on if it is, check the rear 02 sensor and make sure its hooked up and working, ok, the readiness codes should pop in in a short drive, if they don't its probably a real fault. whats odd about it is that you're not getting a fault code, i'd expect to see that too, but some of the common problems aren't picked up by obd ii codes. check the exhaust, cat for leaks too, i'd say go ahead and check for vacuum leaks too, it shouldn't cause that (lumpy idle and stalling would be that), but its always worth checking while you're in there, i keep coming across them, i can't say i've seen that cause an obd ii readiness fault, but then i've never checked that they passed on a car with a leaky cat / exhuast. i'm off tuning in california at the moment, so i'm not on t'internet much today, i'll check in again latert tonite, feel free to call me on 818 404 2395 if you want to chat about it, but given we're street tuning you'll be lucky to catch me, text me your number with a note if you want me to call you, since my voicemail is internet based. i do have an updated gotham, that was done a couple of months ago, but it doesn't fix any readiness stuff, it has the false codes on the DBW fixed ( if you don't have codes, you don't have this problem), but you'll need a code reader that can read the firmware id or CVN (a 4 digit numerical value ) and let me know what it is so i can tell you if you've got it or not, not having it doesn't cause any problems you don't already know about , but it improves cold starts and the mystery DBW codes, if its a fairly recent gotham it'd already be updated. good luck! __________________ Black Exige S - http://goth.am 265 Mule / Elan M100.ECU Tuning, http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39660 West Coast Lotus Meet - Las Vegas - November 6-9 2009 http://www.westcoastlotus.com/ Last edited by charliex : 08-23-2008 at 11:04 AM.