air bag light

[MikeCole89 10+ year member]

will a air bag light make you fail emmisions?

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[dumple 5,000+ posts]

will a air bag light make you fail emmisions?

prolly yes

 

[Varinabassing 10+ year member]

Shouldnt

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

just put a sticky note over the light.

 

[MikeCole89 10+ year member]

a stick note? lol...

found this doesnt look like it will make a difference

There are 11 different vehicle systems that affect the outcome of an emissions test. Each system has multiple parts including:

The Air Induction System (air ducts, intake manifold, etc.);

The Fuel Metering System (carburetor if so equipped, fuel injectors if not, etc.)

Ignition System (spark plugs, etc.)

Exhaust Gas Recirculation System - EGR (speed sensors, etc.)

Positive Crankcase Ventilation System - PCV (PCV valve, oil filter cap, etc.)

Fuel Evaporative Control System - EVAP (fuel tank, fuel lines, gas caps, etc.)

Secondary Air Injection System (temperature sensors, etc.)

Exhaust System (catalytic converters, exhaust manifold, etc.)

Engine Emission Control System Sensors (oxygen sensors, air conditioner sensors, etc.)

On-Board Diagnostics - OBD (service reminder system, etc.)

Related Parts (hoses, switches, gaskets, etc.)

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

does this cause an odb code to be thrown and do they check the odb port on a 1990 car then?

 

[MikeCole89 10+ year member]

Test Procedures

On-Board Diagnostic Testing

Newer vehicles are tested using technology that uses the vehicle's On-Board Diagnostics(OBD) computer system to diagnose operations of emissions control systems. The new test will help ensure that today's newer and low emissions vehicles, with their advanced computerized emissions controls, continue to run clean and efficiently.

The OBD test is quick and easy. The inspector connects your vehicle to the inspection computer and downloads the data. The results are printed on the Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR) which you receive at the end of the test.

If you pass the OBD test, you pass the emissions test. Some 1996 model year and newer vehicles do not respond to emissions testing using OBD. These vehicles will receive a tailpipe test.

all i could find so im guessing, yes they use the obd but i am not sure if it would throw a code

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

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[MikeCole89 10+ year member]

First, though you have an OBDII scanner, NO generic OBDII scanner will access airbag stuff on a VW. Scanners such as yours only access information that the government requires automakers to make accessible by such tools, for the sole reason of emissions compliance, and they only get information from the ECM for the engine. Airbag codes are stored in what VW calls the airbag control module, which is a totally different, physically separate module from the engine ECM.

well i dont have a vw..but from the sounds of that. sounds like the obd doesnt check for bull shit just emmisions?

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

First, though you have an OBDII scanner, NO generic OBDII scanner will access airbag stuff on a VW. Scanners such as yours only access information that the government requires automakers to make accessible by such tools, for the sole reason of emissions compliance, and they only get information from the ECM for the engine. Airbag codes are stored in what VW calls the airbag control module, which is a totally different, physically separate module from the engine ECM.

well i dont have a vw..but from the sounds of that. sounds like the obd doesnt check for bull shit just emmisions?

ah well i didnt think they used the scanner on pre 96 models just the tail pipe sniffer which in my case am glad they dont use on my car lol no cat or resonator lol