Unless there is a CEL, check engine light, it will be pretty useless.
Not entirely true. There can be a code pending that hasn't triggered a light yet, or if you have the right OBD stuff you could see/chart realtime data streams that might hint towards something else that may not set a code right away but could indicate an issue.
Unless there is a CEL, check engine light, it will be pretty useless.
you could check for stored fault codes. My brother bought his car at a shady dealership, and they removed the CEL bulb. Had 5 fault codes pop up on the obd scanner.
Yeah but to be fair one of the faults was broken CEL bulb.you could check for stored fault codes. My brother bought his car at a shady dealership, and they removed the CEL bulb. Had 5 fault codes pop up on the obd scanner.
This, especially if the seller keeps clearing the codes.
you could check for stored fault codes. My brother bought his car at a shady dealership, and they removed the CEL bulb. Had 5 fault codes pop up on the obd scanner.
Yeah but to be fair one of the faults was broken CEL bulb.
LMAO! Sig worthyYeah but to be fair one of the faults was broken CEL bulb.
Not only I take my OBD scanner with me on used car purchase, I even took it when I bought my new car with 11 miles on the clock! The EVAP monitor was incomplete at that time. I was wondering how the dealer was going to give me the sticker. It turns out that brand new cars do not go through emission in my state! So I never got to see the EVAP monitor incomplete on the inspection report :-(
Evap issue is usually not a big deal. Gas cap more often than anything. Except in my case it was a leaky fuel fill neck but I never have the easy fixes
I am battling P0446 on 99 Camry right now. The VSV on the canister was changed with no effect. Well, I bench tested the old VSV *afterwards* and it is good.
I did not want to get my hands dirty, so I let my mechanic talk me in to replacing the VSV as he assured me this would fix it. Now $100 is down the drain. I will have to take charge and figure it out myself.
So, do tell me more about your evap problems!