Bmw E46 Evap System Not Ready

Also the car will not even attempt to run an evaluation of the evap system if you have more than 3 4 or less than 1 4 tank of gas or if it s too hot or too cold out.

Bmw e46 evap system not ready.

In order for your car to pass the smog check you need to do a drive cycle to get the obc ready. This makes the car not ready for a smog check. If all the other monitors are ready then do a couple more cold starts. If you have recently changed the battery on your bmw or done a major repair for the engine or emission system the on board computer has mostly been reset.

I just bought 2002 bmw 330xi and it failed inspection due to obd not ready. The output of the catalyst monitor can be either not ready or ready if the output of the monitor is not ready what does that indicates. You need to complete a drive cycle for the car to evaluate the evap system and mark it ready. If the evap monitor is not ready verify that your fuel cap is tight and the level of fuel is between 1 4 and 3 4 full.

Thus the catalyst monitor has not tested the catalytic converter. So in order to make the status of catalyst monitor ready. It signifies that the requisite drive cycle has not run completely.