My check engine light has come on unfortunately, right as I am trying to sell my car. The ECU is throwing a code 90 and sometimes there is the smell of gas around the car. I have a feeling it is the EVAP canister thing.

Right after I installed the suspension (tein RE) the canister came loose off of its mounting bracket and moved around in the engine bay a little while. I heard the rattle found the problem and remounted the canister. Shortly there after I got the CEL. Reset the ECU, Check engine light was off for a little while then came back on throwing the same code.

I just have a couple of questions. Is this a common problem that has a simple solution? If it is the canister how can I be sure it is the canister that needs to be replaced? I dont want to go to the dealer if I can fix it myself, but if the dealer is the only way then so be it.

As always all help is greatly appreciated.

oh and by the way... it is for sure not the gas cap, I had that tested.


Modified by Cozmo Kraemer at 8:35 AM 6/12/2003


Modified by Cozmo Kraemer at 6:53 PM 6/16/2003

 

anybody on this one?

 

EVAP y0. probably the gas cap

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RealTypeR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">EVAP y0. probably the gas cap</TD></TR></TABLE>

RealTypeR can you really read? Or are you just pretending to be uneducated with posts like this? "yO," seems to be a popular word of choice on ht these days, however it doesn't make any person sound like they have any idea what they are talking about.

gas cap has been tested and is in perfect working order as stated in original post

 

I have the same problem. I secretly traded gas caps with my gf's DX but my check engine light still comes on.

I don't want to take it in!

 

I have the same problem. Let me know if you find the answer, cause I have no idea.

 

Ok I have spent several hours checking this out and I believe that Soup **** helped me to find my problem. The EVAP purge canister (black thing, a little below and on the driver side of the battery) is leaking. This is what is causing the CEL. Anything leaking air pressure in the whole fuelsystem vacum system will cause the code 90 CEL. The most common leak seems to be the gas cap, but it wasn't in my case.

I either have to find some way to fix the leak, or buy a new canister. I am off to the dealership today to see what the price on a canister is.

 

Call Len @ Baranco Acura. Should be cheaper than your local dealer.. Keep us posted..

 

Intresting, please let us know when and how you solved this problem

 

I retightened the cap and I still got the LIGHT, I said screw it. just more light so I can see how fast I'm going

Let us know if that fixes it...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Cozmo Kraemer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

RealTypeR can you really read? Or are you just pretending to be uneducated with posts like this? "yO," seems to be a popular word of choice on ht these days, however it doesn't make any person sound like they have any idea what they are talking about.

gas cap has been tested and is in perfect working order as stated in original post
</TD></TR></TABLE>

y0, kiss my y0 *** bitch. I've had CEL 90 for over a year. It does not hurt performance at all. Quit crying like a little ***** and deal with it. ******.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RealTypeR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

y0, kiss my y0 *** bitch. I've had CEL 90 for over a year. It does not hurt performance at all. Quit crying like a little ***** and deal with it. ******.</TD></TR></TABLE>


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RealTypeR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

y0, kiss my y0 *** bitch. I've had CEL 90 for over a year. It does not hurt performance at all. Quit crying like a little ***** and deal with it. ******.</TD></TR></TABLE>

LOL

 

It hapenedto my GSR and it was the charcoal canister. I would bet a lot of money that itis your problem.

 

mine is doing the same thing, CEL really helps resale.


anyone else have any comments?

 

Rob, where the hell have you been?

 

flirted with motorcycles for a bit (Suzuki SV650S currently in the stable) but lost my nerve, so I got a mountain bike . i'm also at Wake Forest now, that **** is hard

 

Cool.. Motorcycles are dangerous, be careful..

 

yeah, the SV is leaving soon, i'm too scared of ruining my beautiful body, sticking with the mountain bike, almost as fun, a lot safer, and good exercise

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RealTypeR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

y0, kiss my y0 *** bitch. I've had CEL 90 for over a year. It does not hurt performance at all. Quit crying like a little ***** and deal with it. ******.</TD></TR></TABLE>

More educated tech info from someone who really likes to know what they are talking about. Statements like these are exactly the reason this forum has become hopelessly uninteresting.

Since the CEL has come on I have gotten 50 miles less per tank of gas, and that is definately not performing in the gas mileage catagory.

 

I've noticed a drop in mileage as well

 

Weird, I get 34MPG with my CEL 90.

 

edit:

Thanks Beth...


Well if you get 34 mpg with it on then by all means leave it on ! I wish I got 34 mpg ever.

Car is going to the dealership tomorrow, so I will update you on what it actually was that was causing the problem.

Keeping the fingers crossed that it isn't toooo costly

 

OT: How long is factory warranty? 40,000 miles?

 

It depends.... I was at the dealership the other day and they were saying that on some years of cars there are extended emissions only warranties.

Stock factory warranty is 5 years/50,000