Re: EVAP & transmission problems related?
- From: "Oppie" <oppie@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 12:31:41 GMT
My experience with a '01 lw300 having an evap code was that the vent solenoid was not closing properly. The valve is normally open when the engine is off and closes to allow the purge solenoid to clear vapors from the canister. I replaced the vent solenoid three times, the first two being at one year intervals. The last replacement has been in place for almost three years now.
The Evap system test, which is preformed regularly by the onboard computer, closes the vent solenoid, opens the purge solenoid and monitors the vacuum in the tank. At some point, the purge is closed and the vacuum sensor monitors the pressure in the tank. Depending whether it holds at level, falls slowly or falls fast, it gives either a normal, slow leak or gross leak code respectively. My car kept throwing the gross leak code which was equivalent to a loose gas cap.
Many of the codes that cause a MIL light to come on will cause the engine to run in open loop. This in turn messes up the finely tuned relation between engine management and transmission control. In short, the engine may seem to run fine but transmission shifts like crap.
Hope my little dissertation was useful - Oppie
"cz" <cybernetic.zombie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:3cce0755-2100-47f8-9b01-225ebeffedf7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Vehicle Specs:
2000 Saturn SL2 with just over 14,000 miles
Background:
Since October my 'Service Engine Soon' light has been coming on with
some degree of frequency. My service technicians say the problem is
in the EVAP system. Initially I was told to turn my gas cap at least
three clicks after pumping gas. When that didn't work, the gas cap
was replaced. When that didn't work, some temperature related element
(a thermostat if memory serves correctly) was replaced. I think there
was one other replacement after that. Things seemed to be going
better (as measured by almost a month without a 'Service Engine Soon'
light coming on) until a month and a half ago when my transmission
(rear & 2nd gear to be specific) blew and I had to have it replaced.
This morning the 'Service Engine Soon' light popped on and sure
enough, the technicians are telling me that it's the EVAP system
again. At this point they say they have run every test known and
consulted with Saturn engineers. They ultimately replaced one of the
two solenoids, simply because the only parts of the EVAP system that
haven't been replaced are the solenoids, so they're hoping this fixes
it, and if it doesn't, then they'll simply fix the other solenoid.
Question:
Since I've never personally known someone with either EVAP problems or
a blown transmission, and since most of the people I know are driving
cars older than mine and those cars have had significantly less engine
problems than mine, I can't help but wonder - is it possible that my
transmission blew because of the mystery EVAP problem/s?
.
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