Purge Valve Canister

[PontiacGT2K]

Got codes ran the other day, says the Purge Valve Canister is fuxored up...where is our purge valve canister and where'd be the best place to get a new one? (if you say "dealership" i will kill you...)

[iceman]

Can you get me the code so I can go look it up..

[PontiacGT2K]

Um...the dumbass kid didn't write it down, even after I asked him like 100 times. He kept saying "yeah one second..." and never did. I'll have to go back...but for some reason this sounds about right : P10442 or P10440....I may be way off but that sounds like it...

Thanks for the concern: I'll get it checked again tomorrow and post the code.

[99capergrandam]

Here's a little information that may help....

[99capergrandam]

Was it any of these codes:
P0440 Evaporative Emission (EVAP) System
P0442 Evaporative Emission (EVAP) System Small Leak Detected
P0446 Evaporative Emission (EVAP) Vent System Performance
P1441 Evaporative Emission (EVAP) System Flow During Non-Purge
P1665 Evaporative Emission (EVAP) Vent Solenoid Control Circuit
P1676 Evaporative Emission (EVAP) Purge Solenoid Control Circuit

[PontiacGT2K]

I ran either the first code you listed, the second, or both....can't remember off hand. But I'll get it checked again...

Oh yeah....the lights' off now...last night I went to fill up on gas and the gas cap wasn't on at all, I have no clue how that happeend. I'm thinking my little sister must have taken the car and filled up or something, I never leave the gas cap off. Could this be why I ran the code?!

[Jagey]

leaving the gas cap off does throw A code, not sure if it is THE code in question

[99capergrandam]

For sure leaving the gas cap off or lose will throw a code but I not sure exactly what code. Hopefully that is all that was wrong.

[PontiacGT2K]

Ah yes....I'm perty sure I solved the problem. A.) The gas cap was off, threw one of the codes and B.) Found purge valve canister....the wiring harness for it wasn't plugged in. This really really really upset me. I payed my friend's friend charlie (owner of www.cj-motorsports.com) to install my plugs/wires/brakes for me. Shoulda known an import guy would **** something up for me....The purge valve canister is right next to the rear bank of plugs...I've had these plugs/wires for a good 4k miles now, so I've had no reading from that for this long. That's bad :-(