Chevy Equinox Has A Large EVAP Leak (My Diagnostic Process)
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Hey RUclips Fam,
I gotta Chevy Equinox in the shop with a large EVAP leak. The customer desperately needed to get her emissions. Here in Georgia, you can’t renew your license plates unless you pass emissions.
In this video, I was able to find the leak for her by doing a smoke test. Let’s just say, it was a problem on top of a problem.
I hope you enjoyed this video or learned something.
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Your Favorite Mechanic,
Alex
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Good info. We have this same year of AWD Equinox with the 3400 v6 and it’s been a great, dependable vehicle for us with replacing wheel bearings being the only repeat issue. Got it with 83000 miles 5.5 years ago and it now has 224,000 miles on it. My husband’s daily driver. No engine or transmission problems at all. Want to find another one under 100k miles, truthfully. The newer stuff seems to have nothing but problems.
(2007 Chevy Equinox) - My issue was a substantial reduction in miles per gallon (much more City miles than Hwy miles - was getting about 170 miles per tank instead of about 260 miles per tank). CARR Chevrolet Service Department (Beaverton, OR) could not find the problem (but charged me over $400 just for looking and not finding anything). Years later, my car throws an EVAP code (P0455) and Honest 1 Auto Care (Hillsboro, OR) found that my Canister Purge Valve needed to be replaced (it was stuck OPEN). Problem solved. They ran a smoke test first and did not find any smoke leaks.
Definitely going to go buy a original gas cap. I changed the purge solenoid and some other piece that plugs into the charcoal canister. Large leak was still showing. As customers we are so quick to go to the auto part store and pay $20 instead of a possibly $50 for something so small.
Thanks for the information. We learn daily.😊
Thank you for the content you share.
GREAT JOB!!! THANKS!!
Since you do so much Chrysler stuff on this channel, as I'm sure you know Chrysler vehicles have a positive pressure system on their evaps with the pump often to blame for evap codes. Also, the code setting criteria for Chrysler products is a certain temperature range above freezing and below 90 I think with the gas tank being between 3/4 and 1/4 full. Not saying to use this knowledge to work around state emissions, but useful for diagnostics if you can't repro a stored code
No I didn’t know I don’t work on to many Chrysler Evap system thanks for the information buddy
What were the customers symptoms?
Hey hey thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching!
Great job bro.
Bro has a shop cat lmao, aye i just be watchin your videos for fun bro, you def need more subs fashoo
I working on it bro.. one video at a time. Thanks for taking the time out to watch! And shop cats keep the shop mice away lol
our company shop has one to, we named him " dog " lol. i wonder if she purchased this through advanced as i did.
Great Video
Only thing I had an issue with is why you wouldn't just sell her your gas cap since you were scrapping the car.
Would’ve given it to her for free…My wife is an auto broker and buys and sells Equinoxs all the time, and she keeps them for when she runs into that issue. Plus as a business owner, I always make sure I have customer replace this with new parts as to not run into this issue in the future. Even if its as small as a gas cap.
Here is my 👍 great video car doctor like always..👍👍👍👍
Thanks brother i appreciate the love
great job sir
What the link for the smoke tester I need this same thing done on mine
Hey there buddy here is what I recommend amzn.to/3Kkc9M4
Great vid 😊👍..new subscriber here
Welcome!! Thanks for the sub
Have a chevy like this, have a fuel smell coming out, right idle trouble starting sometimes would that be something like the charcoal canister or purge valve solenoid, or something like the egr valve
I love the video man keep up the good work
Will do buddy thanks for the support
Nice
I replaced my cap 2 times and still have evap problem
A smoke test is next
Just give them that fuel cap. Lol
Nah then if something goes wrong they complain. As a shop owner I have to make sure I dot my I’s and cross my t’s.
@@AlexTheCarDoctor yeah true. I agree some people love to complain.
We still here alex
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What’s good boss hope your day go smooth.hope u can help me out here I got 2006 Cadillac Escalade with a code p0496 n i smell gas around the end of my truck I checked theEVAP thang I blow it n air come through. So what u think it is I try to do the easy job first. Thanks n have a Blessed day.