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Jan 2, 2006 | 09:53 PM

ramsfan

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Mil Not Coming On

My 96 F-150 Failed Emisions Test Becaues The Mil Doesnt Come On When Engine Is Off And The Key Is On. Any Suggestion On The Reason For This Or How To Fix

Jan 2, 2006 | 11:21 PM

smecomark1

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My 96 F-150 Failed Emisions Test Becaues The Mil Doesnt Come On When Engine Is Off And The Key Is On. Any Suggestion On The Reason For This Or How To Fix

Give me another hint, what is the MIL?

Jan 3, 2006 | 06:33 AM

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I think he's referring to the Check Engine Light. Other vehicle manufacturers refer to it as the "Malfunction Indicator Light", or MIL. On Fords, it's a CEL.

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Jan 3, 2006 | 12:30 PM

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If he's talking about the CEL, then I would first suggest checking the bulb.

I've never heard of failing emissions testing because the bulb was burned out. What **** state do you live in?

Try taking it to another emissions facility?

Jan 3, 2006 | 01:10 PM

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My 96 F-150 Failed Emisions Test Becaues The Mil Doesnt Come On When Engine Is Off And The Key Is On. Any Suggestion On The Reason For This Or How To Fix

OK, your Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) as FORD calls it in their manuals.

It took me a while to come up with what they were talking about when they call it CEL, maybe a non-FORD name.

It is comes on with the other indicators and shares a common 10A fuse in the on position before you start the engine. Do the others come on? If so check the Lamp, if not check the fuse.

It is grounded by the PCM to turn it on.

Jan 4, 2006 | 08:06 AM

EPNCSU2006

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They check the bulb here in NC on all OBD-II vehicles. There's no sniffer test, so all the computer stuff has to be working correctly, including the check engine light. Taking it to another testing location isn't going to do any good. Everything with OBD-II is on the computer and is linked by VIN, so there's no getting around passing the test. Nothing **** about that. They just stopped sniffer testing pre-OBD-II vehicles, but even when they did, they never checked for codes or check engine light or anything. As long as it passed the sniffer at idle, they didn't care.

Jan 4, 2006 | 11:43 AM

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It just seems like a nitpicky thing to fail it because the bulb's out. But if they're not doing a sniffer test at all, then I guess they need some measure to make sure it's running clean.

In CA, they put every vehicle on a dyno. Garages here spent millions of dollars because every smog shop needs a dyno.