Evap System HELP!

[sonic2wb]

Hey guys,

im really in a pickel here. 2months before inspection and my car starts falling apart.

a. still have the knock sensor code (not worried about that)

b. getting P0441




now the last few days im started smelling a "dead gas" smell from driver side of the car, people sayed the charcoal canisiter is bad, i looked that up on autzone and about died at the price of a new one is $324.99!!! I cannot afford that heck i cant afford anything right now as im out of work and my wife makes just enough to cover our bills

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par...mString=search

any ideas here, im going to check it tommorow jsut to make a line has not come off on it or dry rotted

[BMR]

Just checked Rockauto.com, their price is $302 plus shipping, so not much cheaper. I'd say try to score one at a bone yard if you don't see anything fixable on yours.

I've never had any probs with mine, so I'm not familiar with what can go wrong. But I recall there are a few other things besides the canister that can give that code. You might wanna do some searching on this board for more info before you replace the canister.

[Tom in Tacoma]

Wait, wait, wait...

If I were in your position I'd take care of the P0330 code. That just might make the other error go away. Sometimes there are secondary failure codes that only pop up as a result of a primary cause.

Try that routine. You might save yourself a few $$

[HATEnFATE]

Evap purge valve/solinoid?

[ThisBloodIsFake]

HOLLLLLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD up please tell me you checked the gas cap before running a bill like that. if the cap doesnt seal well or there is some corrosion on the fuel neck it could cause an EVAP code.

And if that computer scan tool you have a picture of up there has any activation features command the purge valve open and the vent valve closed and monitor fuel trim and fuel tank pressure. Tank pressure should change and fuel trim should go negative in a good system. Idk what program that is im not familiar with many scan tools.