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Evap Emissions CEL

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Old 11-23-10, 08:40 AM
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anyone else have any problems with this? every time i clear it, it comes back on around 3/4 to half a tank. toyota put a new gas cap on the car when i bought it so that has been narrowed out. put some lucas sealer in there and hasnt solved the problem either. someone else told me something about a bad charcoal filter in the gas tank? any ideas?
Old 11-23-10, 03:54 PM
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evap problems need to have a "smoke machine" from a repair shop to pin point the leak
Old 11-25-10, 12:23 PM
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yes it does^^^ unless it is something obvious like a gas cap or etc.
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or the toyota sst evap pressure tester works best i think... poss bad charcoal canister, ROV (roll over valve) or even just some small evap hose disconnected or cracked. do you have any codes? p0441? p0455?
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yea its throwing 2 codes. same 2 each time. ill write them down next time i go to clear it lol
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