p1000 is just a code informing you that at the time DTC's were pulled, the car hadn't completed all of it's test cycles. That code will never throw a CEL, and never cause a problem. You needn't worry about failing an inspection due to that code either.

It will clear itself once the car has completed all test cycles (which can sometimes take a while, since a few cycles involve very specific drive speeds and times)

 

Thank You! I guess the only time I do check for codes is when I get a CEL, so that makes sense. I just cleared the P0133 a week ago, so maybe the P1000 is gone by now - I'll have to check.


Sorry for posting in the wrong section, but I was thinking it was an SVT specific code.[]

 

"You needn't worry about failing an inspection due to that code either."

I was under the impression that a P1000 would cause you to fail emissions testing, or at least not pass, as it was specifically put into the OBD so that people could not clear the codes just before an emissions test to trick the emissions testing, i.e., a P1000 is the computer telling the emissions guys "I cannot tell you that the emissions are OK because I haven't had time to complete all the testing since someone last cleared the codes from my memory."

This means you should not take the vehicle in for emissions testing until the computer self-clears the P1000 code by itself.

No?

 

http://www.obdii.com/drivecycleford.html

Yep, if your version of the emission testing involves linking to the vehicles computer and scanning it....and it says P1000....you will not pass. If you get sniffed and dynoed it might be OK, but scanned....no way.

If you ever need to do the test, running the cycle as described above will make you golden.

 

'not pass' would probably be a better way of phrasing it. We used to just tell the customer to drive the car at above 50 for 5 minutes 3 times. Most always that will give enough time for any unfinished drive cycles, unless the codes had been cleared in the parking lot...

I guess I should have said 'if you aren't trying to get one over on the test site, you won't fail on a P1000"

It's been a few years since I I've done any tests since I live in central Florida (no testing in my county) so maybe they are stricter now.