Engine light
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calvcopf
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Just put a new $10 gas cap on it and clear the code. If it comes back on then take it to a repair shop for diagnostics.
homedepot20
Well-Known Member
I had same issue several weeks back and replaced gas cap TWICE to find out a emission hose had been displaced during gasket replacement . Repair shop was HONEST & said their error, so no charge on diagnosis testing both times
Dakota
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If it was anything like my old Kia, all I did was fill the tank, screw the cap back on and it cleared itself. Mine would code like that if the cap wasn't screwed on tight enough.
Crewdawg141
IYAMYAS!!!!!
Just to add a little bit of my personal experience with such a code, if changing the cap does not solve the problem there are emissions hoses on top of the tank in the same area where the fuel lines enter/exit the tank. I had the code and it ended up being a small hose that dry rotted to the point of leaking. Might be worth looking at if your problems persist.
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
It's sensing low fuel pressure at the injectors.
Always make sure you hear several clicks when you tighten your gas cap
glhs837
Power with Control
Nope, it's looking at vacuum in the tank, it uses it to draw vapors through the charcoal canister. In a Dodge it's called the NVLD.
Explaining the inside workings of a Chrysler NVLD - YouTube
http://www.agcoauto.com/content/images/MIL/evap_system.JPG
desertrat
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I suspect this may be my case. That is the side of the truck that got hit by the deer and they replaced the panel and had to drop the filler tube. I'll bet that hose came off. I also bet I can't reach it. Will try later.
desertrat
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Ok, my hose goes up and stops just short of top of the filler tube. It seems to have a cap or valve on the end. No way the hose is dry rotted, no cracks and flexes ok. I'll try a new cap next.
Im_Me
Active Member
I had this light come on about 2 years ago when one of the kids left the cap off after a fill up. It didn't clear for several days after I put the cap back on. I bought a new cap, but the error finally decided to clear before I got it on. Hasn't been a problem since. I still have the new plug somewhere....:shrug:
GWguy
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Maybe you had a midnight visitor who didn't lock the cap back down? And there's really nothing wrong except maybe a gallon or two missing?
NextJen
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desertrat
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I thought that is what mine might have been. I have a locking cap and didn't turn it enough to lock it last time (two weeks ago) and though it may have worked loose. Well I was hoping anyway.
Hell no.
I just noticed it was your b-day, desertrat.
glhs837
Power with Control
A quick note on evap codes. Like a lot of codes, they do have a natural reset process. Meaning that if you fix the condition, the system will see that, but wont erase the code right away, it will require a certain number of "drive cycles", which means a full warn up to operating temp, a shut down period of a certain amount of hours to let the car go full cold, rinse and repeat.
On the Neon, I think it was 8-10 cycles before it would reset.
On the Neon, I think it was 8-10 cycles before it would reset.
desertrat
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Thanks. I have not driven much since I tightened cap and disconnected battery.
itsbob
I bowl overhand
Remove the bulb from behind the service engine warning..