Time to renew registration, however you can't until emissions are tested, and this year it's due, registration expires 05/15/2021.

Usually they are open until 7 pm so people don't have to take off work, now close at 5 pm.

Battery disconnected and didn't think of it making emissions systems go into "not ready" used cheapy scanner I bought for PT Cruiser to check the ready status of systems, after running errands in C5.

The evap emissions is still pending, so hope it sitting overnight that part will complete itself so I can go again tomorrow.

BTW I tried checking the ready status right by the emissions testing place, just in case it was good to go.

I should have been driving the car more, but it's being a garage queen while working on my 1965 C10.

If it is still not in ready status they might let me run in on Dyno roller (they drive it on there) and put sniffer in exhaust like OBD 1 cars 1995 or older did this once in 2017 after getting car back on road after sitting 4.5 years.

Drove C5 to AutoZone to get spark plugs for the truck, key fob not working, open owner's manual to relearn key fob, not working.

Buy battery for key fob at AutoZone with spark plugs, the last time I put on in was April 2003, bought at Radio Shack, Energizer, pretty good life even though it not driven a lot of times.

Old Energizer made in Japan, new Energizer made in Indonesia, I think.

They only had 7 spark plugs, but sold me 8 and sent me to another AutoZone and called them telling me I'm getting one spark plugs, no AutoZone had 8 spark plugs?

Anyways driving is good for getting emissions stuff ready.

Go to other AutoZone, car starts locking and unlocking like crazy on it's own, put key back in, maybe stuck button.

Pressed all buttons after pulling key again, get spark plugs, come out car unlocks by itself.

Passive was off, slid to on and back to off.

Hopefully it won't act up anymore.

All my fault for not giving C5 more attention. Lol

 

Might want to check your main battery - the C5 will do some strange things when the battery starts to go bad.

 

I'll double check it.

Was searching C5 evaporative emissions and found something here on Corvette forum from a few years ago, someone else in Phoenix Arizona area saying that without cooling off at night, could not get it to ready.

Read all though it and other people asked questions and brought it to just a few days ago.

Doing some research on 1996-1999 vehicles you can have 2 not ready, newer than that only one.

Maybe it will pass.

 

Hopefully it will pass for you. One of the few, and very few benefits living in MD is that if you drive your car less than 5K a year and reach the the age of 70 and older, no more emission testing. That will be me.

 

Hope it passes for you. I'm thankful where I live in OR there is No emission laws at all

 

Yes, the ECT and IAT must be between 39-86 degrees and the fuel level must be between 1/4 to 3/4 of a tank...those are the big things for the EVAP monitor to set !!

 

Update, the car passed and every system was good, went on and re-registered car for 2 years.

Last year there was offer to renew Corvette for 5 years and I should have taken it, but at the time was thinking of leaving Arizona, this year only one and two years were offered, oh well.

My truck is due next month and is exempt since it's 1965, they are offering 5 year renewal on it.

By the way I read Arizona is letting senior citizens 65 and older skip emissions this year due to covid, I think they fill out waiver if anyone on here lives in test area in Arizona and 65.

 

I noticed that there can be a noticeable difference between letting the car sit for 15+ minutes and having the smog test done right away after driving at least 15 minutes. This was for tailpipe testing and it seems to apply to all vehicles with catalytic converters.
I believe CA does not do tailpipe for vehicles newer than 1999. However, this was not the case when I had my 2001 C5 from 2001-2014.

 

I just had my 2004 C5 vert tested in CA. I don't recall seeing the technician put anything on the tailpipe.He did rev it up and check for smoke (visual). I'm glad I didn't read this post before going to get mine tested. My car had been sitting for 3 1/2 years with a dead battery. I put a new battery in it, checked the fluids, got new tires and drove it 40 miles home. The next day I took it in for the smog test. It's only a couple of miles away - so it should have been sorta warm. I didn't even know to look (or how to look) for any "ready" codes. Good thing I was ignorant or it would have increased my anxiety. He plugged into the OBD port and looked a lot under the hood for modifications but I knew the car was bone stock. The car passed. So, it must have been in the "ready" state.

 

If the smog shop is too close to home or work (wherever you are when you head to the shop), then your car is likely to fail. I once drove a 2008 car about 1.5-2 miles from work and it wouldn't pass the test, even with no tailpipe testing.
The following Saturday I drove the same car to the same place but this time from my house which is about 15 miles from the shop. The car passed without issue.

 

I bought my Corvette in California, but moved away before it needed emissions.

My first emissions test in Phoenix to get registered in Arizona, May 2005, it failed!

The gas cap failed and I was upset, but Arizona is pretty cool and I paid and could come back for a 2nd test for no extra charge within 30 days, bought new gas cap and came back.

Also the fact in 2005 I saw plenty of cars being run on Dyno rollers with sniffers, even a motorcycle, when they just checked my OBD port, I foolishly thought they were doing me favor because I had a nice new looking Vette, and maybe Vette owners are fussy about their cars.

Haha it turned out most of the cars at the time were 1995 or older and that's why the Dyno roller.

If you buy the cheapest code scanner at Walmart for $19.95 or so, it will show your ready status, bought the tool for PT Cruiser that kept getting check engine light and having to wait 30 minutes at AutoZone or O'Reilly auto parts and to clear code, guy at O'Reilly told me he can't clear my code by law.

I was curious how California did emissions test on newer cars, when I lived there I remember it being very expensive from moving from Vacaville to Fairfield area, at the time they called it smog check 2 because closer to San Francisco/Oakland and heard it was $300.00, independent shops, this was 2004 right before leaving CA.

Arizona is state run shop, and I just paid $17.00

How much for smog test in California in your area, and what part of California?

 

Smog for each of our cars is about $50 at an independent shop. (San Diego) As I mentioned, those 1999 (I believe) and older are a bit more costly because of the additional roller/sniff test.

 

Forgot to mention, they don't look under the hood here in Phoenix AZ area for emissions test, but for years before leaving, the tech always pushes down on hood of car to prevent it from blowing open, maybe in case the customer pops the hood handle, then drives away and hood blows open.

I laugh when they do it at front of hood on my Corvette, years ago I asked guy what he was doing, he said closing hood.

Explained Corvette hood opens by windshield.

Corvette and Porsche, and other cars do this in case the hood could blow open at high speed, I'm guessing, and not to be stylish.