jawa Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 I have recently purchased a 2007 Shelby GT out of state and moved it to NH. The car is MINT and I love it! I went to have it inspected this morning ,and the Ford dealer could not perform the emissions part of the inspection. he said that the internal computer appeared to be wiped clean, possibly from dissconnecting the battery or from a hand held diagnostic tool. I am verifying the part about the battery, since I did have the car trucked up to NH from FL.. Other than this issue, the dealer said he could NOT see any other issues with the car, looks and runs great. In any case, just to cover all of my bases here, does anyone know or is aware of any reason why a 2007 Shelby GT would not pass a state emissions test to get an inspection sticker? Appreciate your feedback and comments *****UPDATE on July 28th*********** Went back to the dealer after 1 week of waiting for the car to potentially "re-set". During this time, I found out that the battery was NOT dissconnected during transit. For my second NH state inspection emissions test, The OBDII came back still as being "Not Ready" . This is after 1 week and over 200 miles since the first test was done. I have been researching this, and I am starting to suspect that the rear O2 sensors may not be connected or were switched to off.. Not sure where to look to determine this one way or the other... What I wanted to find out is what are the specs on the exhaust system that was installed on the 2007 Shelby GT's, and I am trying to figure out what Tune I have... Thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormeaston Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 You guys who live in those states with emissions laws.......................I feel sorry for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobradad Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 I feel sorry for us too. Add to the emissions laws we have summer and winter grades of gas! I will admit though, our air quality has gotten a whole lot better since the laws went into effect. CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmn444 Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 I think you just need to drive it a while before the computer will allow it to pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBlueHeaven Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 I think you just need to drive it a while before the computer will allow it to pass. I agree, you just need to drive it for a bit to allow the cpu to retain some data. I'm sure the battery was disconnected while it was shipped. That being the case the memory in the cpu is lost, had the same trouble with another vehicle when i lived in New Jersey and that is exactly what they told me. Give it a few days or a week of driving and then take it back you should be fine by then. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobradad Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 I agree, you just need to drive it for a bit to allow the cpu to retain some data. I'm sure the battery was disconnected while it was shipped. That being the case the memory in the cpu is lost, had the same trouble with another vehicle when i lived in New Jersey and that is exactly what they told me. Give it a few days or a week of driving and then take it back you should be fine by then. Jeff Just wondering, how long are we talking about that after the battery is disconnected before the data starts to go away? CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBlueHeaven Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 Just wondering, how long are we talking about that after the battery is disconnected before the data starts to go away? CC shouldn't be too long, 15-20 minutes. it's just like clearing a code by diconnecting the battery. it will reset the code in the cpu but once the car runs for a while if the problem still exists the code will pop again. I have to do it with my 96 tbird. code won't clear and dealer says there is nothing wrong. I just leave it and disconnect the battery once a year to clear it for inspection. They don't hook up a cpu for emissions in VA, they only visually look at the dash to see if there is a check engine light on. it would fail if it was on. it stays off for a few days before it pops again on mine. Brother in law had the same issue with his in NJ but they use a cpu for emissions and can tell when you have cleared the data via battery disconnect or a plug in cpu like the original posters issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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