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2012 Altima 2.5S from auction. It was in accident and airbag deployed and for a short period of time, engine overheated but no damage.
Car is now repaired - crash sensor, seat belts, SRS module reset, hood, fender, etc.
Car is running fine now. No check engine light or any pending codes.
But when I took it to CA smog test (after drive cycle completed), it failed. They said codes are the P0603 Internal Control Module Keep Alive Memory (KAM) error, and P1217 Powertrain Engine Over Temperature (Overheat).
These are historic fault codes according to my Torque Pro. I then tried using my Autel Maxisys Elite and Launch X431 to erase but they are not erasable.Codes just come right back.
I read if these are current / pending codes (the P0603), you can erase it. I for some reason can't. I hope I don't have a bad ECU or somehow the SRS module reset was not done correctly.
Somewhere online someone said "A History DTC will clear after forty consecutive warm-up cycles with no failures of any non-emission related diagnostic test." And the smog check guy said I need to drive 400 miles.
The car has no plate yet. DMV doesn't give plate until it passes smog. I eventually got a ONE-DAY moving permit after paying in full for an incomplete ownership transfer application. How am I going to drive 400 miles with 40 warm up cycles in one day? California DMV is crazy. I work at home and during this covid time, I barely drive 20 miles a day. Forget about doing it in one day. Say if I spend 1 month driving around purposelessly morning and evening, I might get 400 miles and 40 warm ups.God knows how many times I will get stopped by police driving 400 miles without plates.... This is crazy...
And is this REALLY true that will turn off the codes? Is there a better, easier way? Have you had such problem?
Car is now repaired - crash sensor, seat belts, SRS module reset, hood, fender, etc.
Car is running fine now. No check engine light or any pending codes.
But when I took it to CA smog test (after drive cycle completed), it failed. They said codes are the P0603 Internal Control Module Keep Alive Memory (KAM) error, and P1217 Powertrain Engine Over Temperature (Overheat).
These are historic fault codes according to my Torque Pro. I then tried using my Autel Maxisys Elite and Launch X431 to erase but they are not erasable.Codes just come right back.
I read if these are current / pending codes (the P0603), you can erase it. I for some reason can't. I hope I don't have a bad ECU or somehow the SRS module reset was not done correctly.
Somewhere online someone said "A History DTC will clear after forty consecutive warm-up cycles with no failures of any non-emission related diagnostic test." And the smog check guy said I need to drive 400 miles.
The car has no plate yet. DMV doesn't give plate until it passes smog. I eventually got a ONE-DAY moving permit after paying in full for an incomplete ownership transfer application. How am I going to drive 400 miles with 40 warm up cycles in one day? California DMV is crazy. I work at home and during this covid time, I barely drive 20 miles a day. Forget about doing it in one day. Say if I spend 1 month driving around purposelessly morning and evening, I might get 400 miles and 40 warm ups.God knows how many times I will get stopped by police driving 400 miles without plates.... This is crazy...
And is this REALLY true that will turn off the codes? Is there a better, easier way? Have you had such problem?