I'm back. Ok, I have been using the car now for a couple weeks with no
issue. When I find a new mechanic, do I simply tell him that I need
them to check my tank (I presume that it's the gas tank) for leaks?
How much should this roughly cost? If they do find a leak, what will
need to be replaced...the tank?

Unfortunately, I just moved to VA and I will eventually have to
register my car which means a state inspection test. I won't be able
to pass if the CEL is on. Is there a way to override the system, even
if it is only temporary?

j.


jim beam wrote:
> "TeGGeR??????????????????????" wrote:
> > "Jess" <jlhick20@yahoo.com> wrote in
> > news:1155943270.124073.104390@b28g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com:
> >
> >> Ok. I will have to shop around for a better mechanic.
> >
> >
> > Sure will. Current guy has a point on his head.
>
> make that two. the single point is on the end of his tail.
>
> >
> >
> >> Is the car safe to drive?
> >
> >
> >
> > Sure is. EVAP problems are purely and totally governmental in nature.
> >
> >
> >
> >> I have been using it all week without issue.
> >
> >
> > Of course you have. Your problem is a regulatory one, not a functional one.
> >

 

"Jess" <jlhick20@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:1156805484.412586.8670@m73g2000cwd.googlegrou ps.com:

> I'm back. Ok, I have been using the car now for a couple weeks with
> no issue. When I find a new mechanic, do I simply tell him that I
> need them to check my tank (I presume that it's the gas tank)



It's not. Read the earlier posts in this thread.


> for
> leaks? How much should this roughly cost? If they do find a leak,
> what will need to be replaced...the tank?


Your error code denotes the charcoal canister in the engine compartment.

There are four or five things stuck into the sides of the charcoal
canister. All of them can stick shut, stick open, perforate or otherwise
fail to proceed as intended. There are set procedures for testing all
those parts. The factory manual gives them, as does Mitchell and other
trade publications. It is not rocket science, as the cliche goes.

You need to find a mechanic who has more than one brain cell. This
genius will test the canister according to how the parts of it work and
will thus uncover the defecive part on it.

Failing all that, you can acquire a entire used canister system from a
local wreckers for cheap, and just throw it in there. It just might fix
the problem.

Another possible solution involves going in to your local dealer. He
will be able to check for TSBs on the problem, and will have (hopefully)
been a regular reader of Honda Service News, which covers little
problems that are not worth issuing TSBs for.




>
> Unfortunately, I just moved to VA and I will eventually have to
> register my car which means a state inspection test. I won't be able
> to pass if the CEL is on. Is there a way to override the system, even
> if it is only temporary?



Nope. Not any more.


--
TeGGeR®

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

 

"Jess" <jlhick20@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:1156805484.412586.8670@m73g2000cwd.googlegrou ps.com:

> I'm back. Ok, I have been using the car now for a couple weeks with
> no issue. When I find a new mechanic, do I simply tell him that I
> need them to check my tank (I presume that it's the gas tank)



It's not. Read the earlier posts in this thread.


> for
> leaks? How much should this roughly cost? If they do find a leak,
> what will need to be replaced...the tank?


Your error code denotes the charcoal canister in the engine compartment.

There are four or five things stuck into the sides of the charcoal
canister. All of them can stick shut, stick open, perforate or otherwise
fail to proceed as intended. There are set procedures for testing all
those parts. The factory manual gives them, as does Mitchell and other
trade publications. It is not rocket science, as the cliche goes.

You need to find a mechanic who has more than one brain cell. This
genius will test the canister according to how the parts of it work and
will thus uncover the defecive part on it.

Failing all that, you can acquire a entire used canister system from a
local wreckers for cheap, and just throw it in there. It just might fix
the problem.

Another possible solution involves going in to your local dealer. He
will be able to check for TSBs on the problem, and will have (hopefully)
been a regular reader of Honda Service News, which covers little
problems that are not worth issuing TSBs for.




>
> Unfortunately, I just moved to VA and I will eventually have to
> register my car which means a state inspection test. I won't be able
> to pass if the CEL is on. Is there a way to override the system, even
> if it is only temporary?



Nope. Not any more.


--
TeGGeR®

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

 

"Jess" <jlhick20@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:1156805484.412586.8670@m73g2000cwd.googlegrou ps.com:

> I'm back. Ok, I have been using the car now for a couple weeks with
> no issue. When I find a new mechanic, do I simply tell him that I
> need them to check my tank (I presume that it's the gas tank)



It's not. Read the earlier posts in this thread.


> for
> leaks? How much should this roughly cost? If they do find a leak,
> what will need to be replaced...the tank?


Your error code denotes the charcoal canister in the engine compartment.

There are four or five things stuck into the sides of the charcoal
canister. All of them can stick shut, stick open, perforate or otherwise
fail to proceed as intended. There are set procedures for testing all
those parts. The factory manual gives them, as does Mitchell and other
trade publications. It is not rocket science, as the cliche goes.

You need to find a mechanic who has more than one brain cell. This
genius will test the canister according to how the parts of it work and
will thus uncover the defecive part on it.

Failing all that, you can acquire a entire used canister system from a
local wreckers for cheap, and just throw it in there. It just might fix
the problem.

Another possible solution involves going in to your local dealer. He
will be able to check for TSBs on the problem, and will have (hopefully)
been a regular reader of Honda Service News, which covers little
problems that are not worth issuing TSBs for.




>
> Unfortunately, I just moved to VA and I will eventually have to
> register my car which means a state inspection test. I won't be able
> to pass if the CEL is on. Is there a way to override the system, even
> if it is only temporary?



Nope. Not any more.


--
TeGGeR®

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/