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CptnBlackTurban

DTC help (I'm an idiot and should x-post this to r/tifu)

Hello all. Last night I did a stupid move. I reset the ECU on my 2013 Altima thinking it would help me "resynchronize" my 2nd fob (small problem that could have waited) based on a YouTube video. I had an inspection today in the morning and was failed because of the # of readiness (3). Any mechanic would laugh at me and say "of course, you just reset the computer and it takes time for the readiness to clear up." Hindsight is 20/20 I guess.

The sensors that popped up was for the fuel system, EVAP system and EGR. I bought an OBD2 scanner and started driving. The fuel system disappeared but the EVAP and EGR are still red.

My question: does anybody know the parameters to get rid of the other two? Some people say you have to drive a certain amount of miles, some say keep the car driving at 50mph for a certain amount of time some say a certain amount of power cycles. If anybody can shed some light on this idiotic move I did I could continue with my life. I just passed the state inspection emissions test last week with no problem. This new inspection was for something different (a little more vigorous and passed everything except the OBD2 part- which I passed last week.)

Thanks

Posted Jun 3, 2017, 4:38 PM UTC

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