Vapor Canister

[nickhjort]

I also just ran into this problem pretty recently. At first I thought it was my gas cap, but after refitting it ten times my CEL is still on. Anyway I found the TSB too and was wondering if I just change the Pipe holders that it mentions, will this make the CEL go away, or will I have to change all the part numbers in the TSB (ie. the 800 dollar Vapor canister). I sure hope not, seeing as the pipe holders are less than 20 bucks. Also someone mentioned the solenoid that's near the vapor canister sometimes sticks, and maybe I can just take that out and try to free it up?? Well we'll see and any input would be nice...seeing as I live in New York and they have damned inspections :(

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by nickhjort

I also just ran into this problem pretty recently. At first I thought it was my gas cap, but after refitting it ten times my CEL is still on. Anyway I found the TSB too and was wondering if I just change the Pipe holders that it mentions, will this make the CEL go away, or will I have to change all the part numbers in the TSB (ie. the 800 dollar Vapor canister). I sure hope not, seeing as the pipe holders are less than 20 bucks. Also someone mentioned the solenoid that's near the vapor canister sometimes sticks, and maybe I can just take that out and try to free it up?? Well we'll see and any input would be nice...seeing as I live in New York and they have damned inspections :(

The collar parts prevent water from getting in, but if you are getting the codes, then there is already an issue, so just replacing the collar parts won't fix it. If you look at the "emission control" section of the service manual, it explains how to test each component of the vapor recovery system.