yabadabasentra

Hi Everyone,

At the moment, the light is off.

Long ago, I used to fill up my tank and after a bit, the gasoline would come
out the gas entry!!!! Changed the gas tank. Nothing changed. Changed the
Fuel Vapour Canister, and it was fixed and the light went away. At the time, the Service
Engine Soon (SES) did not give EVAP as the code.

Then a year later, I got the SES light again. I had an O2 sensor changed and that
fixed it, but now it's back.

Previously, when it was the Fuel Vapour Canister, I went to a junk yard and
bought one for $50. Now, 1.5 years later, it's back. A crazy
suggestion was made since the original canister was very heavy,
perhaps fully of debris or water or something, it wasn't working. So at the moment, I
drilled a whole in both chambers and a day later (after the light was one for 2 weeks), the light went away.

No clue if that really worked or not, and no water ever came out of the canister.
Probably a myth. I found the the Vapour Canister online for about
$120 brand new, as opposed to the $350 from the dealership. I also
get the SES light for the gas cap occasionally, when I clearly closed
it well.

Also, the LCD is going on the radio. It is not worth fixing it. Decided
to just buy a new radio and move on. That's what I'll be doing...they now have
radios with built in bluetooth for handsfree calling

So, should I replace the gas cap? Should I buy a new vapour canister
instead of trying to play games with it by poking holes? By the way, I used a drill
and tightly fit in 2 screws into the the canister. I really am unsure if what I
did to make the SES light go away was safe or not. But so far it's working.

I just went on eBay and bought a code reader. Should be arriving in the mail soon
so that the next time the light comes again, I can check it.

Any advice would be helpful (e.g....drilling hole will make my car blow up :P ) or anything.

I wish I knew more about cars

noyboy

we have the same problem. my engine service light is on and when ever i fill up gas it would start gushing out. the mechanic said the service engine light is on because of the 02 sensor. i dont know what's causing the gas to come out. any help will be appreciated. thanks.

yabadabasentra

Try changing the Vapour Canister and check the valve that connects to it. Here's why:

The 02 sensor did have to be changed, but that wasn't why the gas was gushing out. I had them replace my gas tank and that did nothing. The problem came back shortly. The way I solved it was that we discovered that the Vapour Canister was no good. Also, be sure to the check the valve that connects to the canister. As an inexpensive solution, I called around the local junk yards and was able to pick up a second hand Vapour Canister for $50 CDN. You can buy one online for about $120 brand new from Auto Parts Fast at RockAuto

So yeah, I brought it to my Dad's friend's garage and he installed and then problem went away! I think it's bit tricky for a newbie like myself to do. Btw, my Service Engine Soon light now is now stuck at "P0446 - Evaporative Emission Control System Vent Control Circuit". ... I'm now thinking I should have bought a new one because I'm getting that same code again.

I bought a code reader and was able to reset the SES (Service Engine Soon) light but it comes back within 10 minutes time. I'm thinking the Vapour Canister is dead since I got it from a junk yard, from the same model and year as my car. I'm also gonna check that valve before I make any more moves.

This is indeed a stupid problem