P1457 - Control System Leak Detected (control canister). That's what I've got. I've been doing some reading here on this site and found a couple of things that could be causing it:

- Bad/Loose gas cap (I replaced mine less than a year ago though)

- Failed vent or purge solenoid.

- Failed hose connection or hose.

The threads I read had some good info in them, but none of them had any recommended way of attacking this code. What should I check/do first to try to get rid of it? The easiest would be to get a new gas cap, but my current one is less then a year old, they "break" that fast? Anyway, as far as the purge solenoid and the hoses go, any cheap/quick way to check these out? I'm not very experienced with fixing these kinds of things, but like learning new things about my car.

Any suggestions?

 

there is a troubleshootin procedure for it but it requires a hand pump vaccum and dmm...

 

Okay, where would you get a hand pump vacuum and what's a dmm?

 

harbor freight has those..a dmm is a digital multi meter

 

Could be that your EVAP canister is full of water.....more common on the 98-02 Accords...

 

It turned out that my battery has been dripping acid onto my evap canister, burning a hole straight through the top. Replaced it yesterday.