Quote Originally Posted by xintersecty View Post
Have you checked the charcoal canister in the passenger side rear wheel? Maybe you have a leaky pipe or a loose connection. That will give you the same issue.
Oh geez, xintersecty, go I ever feel like a goofball!! I have had these codes thrown consistently since way back in 2011, and I have to admit I didn't do the work on the evap canister, a friend did it. We never checked the connection.
Today at my local shop here in brampton ontario we had 'ol sparky up on the hoist chatting and staring at stuff and I brought up the issue of these codes - the mechanic I use here in town showed me the solenoid which is right above the canister. He said he could replace it, and that often the connection fails. He pulled mine out, and inspected it and pulled back the jacketing to see if there was any damage, then pulled on the connector to see if it would fly off. Looks ok to me, he says, and then puts it back on.
The codes have gone away!!! You were right all along, I didn't fully understand your particular post until today. All it was was a loose connection to the soleinoid, it just had to be un-plugged and plugged back in!
Wow, for the first time in around 8 years I have no check engine light. (fingers crossed I'm finding it hard to believe but I'm heading out shortly for another rip around town).
I giving you a very belated thanks on this one!!