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Question: check engine light points to vapor cannister saturated,ventor or purge solenoid?

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hondameister, 2.3L 4 Cylinder, Liverpool, NY, September 05, 2011, 09:49
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Honda Accord SE has 112K. Light has been on for 2 months or so. Loose gas cap is also a probable cause but I have filled up several times and the light has not gone off. What would be the most likely failure and what should I try to change myself and what should I let the dealer change? The Troubleshooting code is P1457, which the Autozone rep said he had never seen before.
Possible remaining causes are: vapor canister saturated, failed vent solenoid, or failed purge solenoid.

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    mastertech6371 September 05, 2011, 10:07
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    first of all, autozone guys are not techs and cannot diag anything. they give you a code number which identifies a failed system, it never identifes a bad part.
    evap systems are difficult to track down without a scan tool, smoke machine and voltmeter. you need a shop to do a real diag and give you a bid.

    Roy

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