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JKennedy

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Small evap leak blues
« on: September 06, 2010, 10:17:26 pm »
So I've had my check engine light on forever and a day, with the small evap code. I have tried several gas caps, redid the lines in and out of the gas tank, and replaced the purge solenoid. All I see left to replace are the little special 90s and smaller hoses around the evap box, but can't seem to find a match at parts stores. Anyone have any luck finding these leaks themselves?
Jesse Kennedy driving a 99 TJ With :)
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Davew

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Re: Small evap leak blues
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2010, 08:14:51 pm »
small evap leaks are a hard one to find with out proper diagnostic tools . it could be the sending unit on top of the tank. Maybe worth spending the money to have it checked out  instead of throwing parts at it.
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JKennedy

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Re: Small evap leak blues
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2010, 05:02:54 pm »
That's what I thought it was going to come down to. I had a couple shops tell me that its not uncommon for a small evap not to show up on the smoke test and that's the only diagnostic tool they have. Just making sure I didn't miss something easy to do.
Thanks for the advise Dave!
Jesse Kennedy driving a 99 TJ With :)
  -HP Dana30/Dana44  with 4.10s and ARBs
  -Teralow 4.1
   -Ramsey winch that never works when I want it to...
   -Lots of other goodies
   -And more and more rust everyday