car inspection woes

["Paul Frederick" <pfrederi@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Went to have my car inspected on friday and it failed; According to the 
printout it failed miserably in HC-ppm and CO-%. Not knowing what it was i 
wanted to take it to an autozone to see if they could reset and clear the 
check engine light which was on for the last month or so, to see if that 
would make it pass inspection. Could not find one close to my house. Ended 
up making the tough decision to take it to the dealer ended up costing me 
$$$. They said that my oxygen sensor was bad and needed to be replaced but 
they weren't sure that after replacing it if this would make it pass the 
inspection. they said they also saw indication from the knock sensors that 
it faulted once.
Can anyone tell me what else might have made my car fail inspection given 
the results above? And also would clearing the check engine light have made 
my car pass the inspection without having to replace the oxygen sensor?

The dealer told me not to have it inspected until I drove it approx 100 
miles. They said this is so the computer can recalibrate the system with the 
new oxygen sensor. I still have not took my car back to get it reinspected 
but hope that this fixed the problem.

Thanks
95 ///M3






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