# Mitsubishi and emissions inspection failure for readiness Monitor

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/mitsubishi-and-emissions-inspection-failure-for-readiness-monitor/20281>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 3, 2008, 11:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mitsubishi-and-emissions-inspection-failure-for-readiness-monitor/20281 "2008-10-03T11:18:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 11:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mitsubishi-and-emissions-inspection-failure-for-readiness-monitor/20281/1 "2008-10-03T11:18:02Z")

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Mitsubishis have a problem that, sometimes, after the engine has been worked on, the “non-continuous readiness Monitors” won’t set to Complete. On a scan tool, some of the little monitor ovals will continue to blink, which indicates this “incomplete” or “not run” status.  
  
 Mitsubishi has put out a Technical Service Bulletin, TSB-04-13-012, dated December 2004, New OBD II Drive Cycle Patterns, which should be done to get the readiness monitors to set.  
  
 This older TSB has a fuller explanation of what condition the TSB is for: [http://www…ycles.html](http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/articles-engine-fuel/173569-mitsubishi-tsb-00-13-005-obd-ii-drive-cycles.html)

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mitsubishi-and-emissions-inspection-failure-for-readiness-monitor/20281/2 "2008-10-04T13:35:32Z")

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Where is the Car Tips sections, here at Car Talk? A dedicated TIPS SECTION is where this tip needs to be.

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mitsubishi-and-emissions-inspection-failure-for-readiness-monitor/20281/3 "2008-10-05T14:12:21Z")

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The newer Mitsubishi Technical Service Bulletin, TSB-04-13-012, is the one to follow to set the Monitors. The other TSB is just background information.