Check engine light (EVAP)

[Cod Man]

I have a 97 Civic with a short ram air intake and a OBX muffler, which might i add sounds great. Prob. is my check engine light keeps coming on. I've had it turned off several times and looked up the code. When i looked up the code it said "EVAP Emission Control System Leak Detected (Fuel Tank System)" I talked to some friends that have had their check engine light come on repetedly(sp?) and they said to check the O2 sensor but thats not what the code is so i discarded that idea. I have done some searches and kinda found out what the EVAP system is but if anyone has had this prob. or knows what i should do or replace I would love input. Thanks

 

[TurboZinc]

Have you checked the evap canisters? Maybe on of the lines cracked or something

 

[Beelzebubba]

Check your gas cap...seriously. That's usually it

 

[Mike1ch]

I had the same problem when i got my car, the light came on and i had the same code. After i drove the car and idled somewhere like at a red light or something, i smelled gas fumes. I brought to my mechanic and he dropped the gas tank to see that the vacume hoses were disconnected. Idk my suggestion is to check your vacume hoses, or talk to somebody at the honda dealer or any mechanic and ask them what else that could be. It could also be the charcol canister too. It could also be as simple as getting a new gas cap. If the gas tank loses pressure that code will come up. First try getting a new gas cap and reset the ecu.

 

[Cod Man]

it has a new gas cap so that can't be it but i'll check the canister and vacume hoses next. thanks.

 

[AZSprmnn]

check ur charcole canister. vacume lines, gas cap is a big one. even if itz new, u still maybe didnt put it on all the way. u have to let it click 3 times. if u dont, it can leak

 

[98silvercivic]

dude the same thing happen to me just last week it sucks what you have to do to fix it its not a vac leak its cuz your obd2 obd2 does not like performance parts at all you can eather make it obd1 or if you got the money get the aem ems witch retals at like 1,800.00 but if you relly want it i can get it for you for like 1,500.00 plus shipping or you can get for example skunk2 obd2 to obd1 convo harness but you dont have to use sjunk 2 than get a p28 ecu and all you problems well go away and i can get obd2 to obd1 convo harness's for pretty cheap but you dont have to get your stuff from me so thears what you need to doif you need any more help let me know laterz

 

[TurboZinc]

dude the same thing happen to me just last week it sucks what you have to do to fix it its not a vac leak its cuz your obd2 obd2 does not like performance parts at all you can eather make it obd1 or if you got the money get the aem ems witch retals at like 1,800.00 but if you relly want it i can get it for you for like 1,500.00 plus shipping or you can get for example skunk2 obd2 to obd1 convo harness but you dont have to use sjunk 2 than get a p28 ecu and all you problems well go away and i can get obd2 to obd1 convo harness's for pretty cheap but you dont have to get your stuff from me so thears what you need to doif you need any more help let me know laterz

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[Cod Man]

oh well i that case i think i'll just take the bulb out of the check engine light cus i don't have that kind of money right now. thanks

 

[98silvercivic]

yeah it is a lot of money i know what your talking about but it is well worth it