Evaporative system error and e-test
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Evaporative system error and e-test
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I had an evaporative system error code today on my 1996 ford explorer(sorry, can't remember the code #) and have an e-test to do within a week. Can you pass the e-test if this error happens to come back or is it likely to fail anyway, even if it doesn't come back. I've read it could be as simple as a gas cap or else a small leak somewhere but was hoping not too need to do anything before the e-test if possible.
Also- what would be the worst case cost to repair something like this, if possible to suggest an amount?
Thank you
I had an evaporative system error code today on my 1996 ford explorer(sorry, can't remember the code #) and have an e-test to do within a week. Can you pass the e-test if this error happens to come back or is it likely to fail anyway, even if it doesn't come back. I've read it could be as simple as a gas cap or else a small leak somewhere but was hoping not too need to do anything before the e-test if possible.
Also- what would be the worst case cost to repair something like this, if possible to suggest an amount?
Thank you
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Very possible it was related to the gas cap/dirty gasket....
If you erased the code by means of a code reader, the ready monitors were also reset to OFF/incomplete. They will fail the vehicle if the RM have not cleared their drive cycle... Philip
If you erased the code by means of a code reader, the ready monitors were also reset to OFF/incomplete. They will fail the vehicle if the RM have not cleared their drive cycle... Philip
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Check with the bureaucracy in charge of your emissions testing and see how many "incomplete" monitors you're permitted for your vehicle. Most jurisdictions permit one or two "not-ready" indicators and will still pass you.
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most evap codes are either due to a leak on one of the evap hoses, which you can trace from the intake to the canister, and from the canister back to the fuel tank, or the gas cap, which is easy enough to replace, and most etests can narrow the gas cap down, a lot of jurisdictions are required to test the cap. I would not reset the system quite yet.
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