2001 9-5. Pennsylvania Inspection Test.
First of all...I didn't drive the car for three months. From Mid December to Mid March. Inspection went in December along with the battery and 3 feet of snow. I live in the city and don't need to drive ever. So, I didn't feel like fixing anything on the car in the middle of all that snow.
So, I finally replaced the battery a couple weeks ago, and then went to get it inspected yesterday. I'd only driven about 20 miles since the battery got put in.
Safety Inspection passed, but the emissions test said that the sensors aren't ready. Apparently when the battery was disconnected/dead, the sensors lost their memory of emissions, and have to get it back by driving.
I drove around for awhile, and the mechanic checked and there are still two sensors (of 7) that it checks which have not registered yet. He says they are working (that otherwise check engine light would be on).
Reading about other emissions online, the car apparently has to go through several (2-?) cycles of warming up and cooling down and generally going through the paces. Between yesterday and today I have put about 180 miles on the car to try and get the sensors to go, to no avail. I did periodically stop in and have the mechanic test it out. I also went through one over night to have a cold start, as well as a few hour wait during the day today for a cooldown (about 40F here today). Different people (with not Saabs) have said it took between 25 and 300 miles for theirs to all get going. I think the 300 was a BMW.
Is there some trick I'm missing? Do I need to go 100MPH, or drive for 2 hours straight? Do I need to complete more trips? It's pretty frustrating, because my car could theoretically get ticketed/towed since it's parked on city streets, and also because it feels like their isn't anything wrong per se, so there isn't anything to fix.
thanks for any advice you may have!
First of all...I didn't drive the car for three months. From Mid December to Mid March. Inspection went in December along with the battery and 3 feet of snow. I live in the city and don't need to drive ever. So, I didn't feel like fixing anything on the car in the middle of all that snow.
So, I finally replaced the battery a couple weeks ago, and then went to get it inspected yesterday. I'd only driven about 20 miles since the battery got put in.
Safety Inspection passed, but the emissions test said that the sensors aren't ready. Apparently when the battery was disconnected/dead, the sensors lost their memory of emissions, and have to get it back by driving.
I drove around for awhile, and the mechanic checked and there are still two sensors (of 7) that it checks which have not registered yet. He says they are working (that otherwise check engine light would be on).
Reading about other emissions online, the car apparently has to go through several (2-?) cycles of warming up and cooling down and generally going through the paces. Between yesterday and today I have put about 180 miles on the car to try and get the sensors to go, to no avail. I did periodically stop in and have the mechanic test it out. I also went through one over night to have a cold start, as well as a few hour wait during the day today for a cooldown (about 40F here today). Different people (with not Saabs) have said it took between 25 and 300 miles for theirs to all get going. I think the 300 was a BMW.
Is there some trick I'm missing? Do I need to go 100MPH, or drive for 2 hours straight? Do I need to complete more trips? It's pretty frustrating, because my car could theoretically get ticketed/towed since it's parked on city streets, and also because it feels like their isn't anything wrong per se, so there isn't anything to fix.
thanks for any advice you may have!
