>From what you described (and yes I read the post), you always check ALL of
the hoses first (along with the gas cap) with this code range. Reason being
is that not all cracks are visible unless you really crawl under and around
to look for them. I can take some pictures of the crack areas if you like -
got a few evap lines sitting here with cracks in them - and some in the
actual plastic line.
Crankcase breather, cap, rotor, plugs, wires, and PCV have nothing to do
with the evap codes - neither does the oil cap. So...that would leave the
evap system to check. If you can't find it, try running some smoke through
the fill tube. This will fill the vapor lines with smoke and you ca easily
find the leak.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Josh Battles
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 9:33 AM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: Re: RE: Check Engine Light & Code P0442
I think I've figured it out. You give advice based on thread titles, right?
Try reading the posts - top to bottom, left to right. A group of words
together is a sentance. Take tylenol for any headaches, midol for any
cramps.
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L All facts have been omitted from this post. www.omg-stfu.com""Bernd D. Ratsch"" <fasstdak@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:001301c49010$214f2d10$040aa8c0@bernd... > > Bad gas cap or you have a cracked evap hose. > > - Bernd > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Terrible > Tom > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 7:33 PM > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > Subject: DML: Check Engine Light & Code P0442 > > > > Friday 8/27/04, I was down in Chicago with the Ram, on my way back > home to Point. I saw my check engine light was on and instantly I was > in a bad mood. I made it over to an AutoOne and they pulled a code > P0442 - "Evaporative Emission Control System, Small Leak Detected" > > I had them clear it, and was thankful it was not an O2 sensor or > something worse. I tightened the gas cap - thinking that it might > have been that - the gas cap wasnt real tight so I shrugged it off to > that. Got home with no problems. Back at work Saturday, couple guys > wanted to hear the Ram's exhaust. One owns an 1989 Dakota 4x4. I went > out and started her up - and reved the engine - it sputtered and > stumbled for a moment. I shut it off and could smell fuel real strong > outside the truck. Sucker must have been running real rich. I think > it was just too much throttle for an engine that was still cold. > > Drove home from work afterwards, check engine light came back on. > > /me pissed > > Went back to work - popped the hood and climbed up on top of the > engine and stares directly into my valve cover via the hole in it, > right where I DID NOT have an oil filler cap screwed in. Duh. I > changed my oil on 8/2/04. It appears I never put the cap back on. I > bought a new one and figured that must have some how buggered up the > computer into a fit and threw a check engine code. (same one P0442) I > cleared the code and went home. > > Yesterday the damned thing came back on again. P0442 - something is > fubar. Any suggestions? I know the obvious... I'm going to go over > all the emissions and vaccum lines and check them out. Bad gas cap? > Bad PCV valve? The PCV valve isnt that old... I changed it back at > 30K-some miles when I did cap, rotor, plugs, wires. Hose to the crank > case breather is attatched at the valve cover and at the air box. > Hose is on the power brake booster. PCV valve is in the drivers side valve cover. > What else am I missing? Its seriously pissing me off. I feel like > this truck is starting to fall alart on me. The fog lights stopped > working again, the window on the drivers side rattles again, I still > need to do the front end steering and chassis parts... (sigh) > > -- > Terrible Tom -- AIM & Yahoo Name: SilverEightynine > http://members.aol.com/silvereightynine/ >
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