Originally Posted By: CoolHandLuke
Most likely is your VSV (at canister). It is a pita to get to but doable (even without lowering the muffler).
this is exactly what i did, a pita to get to, but only removed a single hose in the way to access the VSV (at canister), then removed the two attached hoses on the VSV, and broke the old rusted one off(carefully going back and forth with a pry bar), reason we broke it instead of removing it was because it is screwed into the canister and in order to "unscrew" it, the removal of the muffler would have became necessary.
Originally Posted By: CoolHandLuke
I ordered one on amazon.com. With shipping to Canada and all was like $44. That part is exactly as the one i removed.
Here is a link to the valve on amazon that i bought:
http://www.amazon.com/Dorman-911-601-Toyota-Vacuum-Switching/dp/B0042OX8VS
This is the exact part number I bought from AAP for $28.71 with tax, using discount codes
Originally Posted By: CoolHandLuke
You could try doing something before you spend $$. Even dealer told me that 90% of the time its the VSV at charcoal canister that fail.
Thank You so much for this suggestion, as it turned out to be only a $28.71 fix for me.
Vehicle:2001 Toyota Celica GT with 235k rusty chicago miles, all the rust now has been repaired!
CEL: P0446 Only though
Replacing the VSV located at the canister via the method listed above, using Dorman part #911-601 worked to perfection, and the evap system was ready within a day, before that the CEL came on every ~100 miles, and it was reset 3 times to make sure it wasn't a random hiccup.
If you have any other evap codes at the same time PLEASE READ THIS LINK for any further questions.
Most likely is your VSV (at canister). It is a pita to get to but doable (even without lowering the muffler).
this is exactly what i did, a pita to get to, but only removed a single hose in the way to access the VSV (at canister), then removed the two attached hoses on the VSV, and broke the old rusted one off(carefully going back and forth with a pry bar), reason we broke it instead of removing it was because it is screwed into the canister and in order to "unscrew" it, the removal of the muffler would have became necessary.
Originally Posted By: CoolHandLuke
I ordered one on amazon.com. With shipping to Canada and all was like $44. That part is exactly as the one i removed.
Here is a link to the valve on amazon that i bought:
http://www.amazon.com/Dorman-911-601-Toyota-Vacuum-Switching/dp/B0042OX8VS
This is the exact part number I bought from AAP for $28.71 with tax, using discount codes
Originally Posted By: CoolHandLuke
You could try doing something before you spend $$. Even dealer told me that 90% of the time its the VSV at charcoal canister that fail.
Thank You so much for this suggestion, as it turned out to be only a $28.71 fix for me.
Vehicle:2001 Toyota Celica GT with 235k rusty chicago miles, all the rust now has been repaired!
CEL: P0446 Only though
Replacing the VSV located at the canister via the method listed above, using Dorman part #911-601 worked to perfection, and the evap system was ready within a day, before that the CEL came on every ~100 miles, and it was reset 3 times to make sure it wasn't a random hiccup.
If you have any other evap codes at the same time PLEASE READ THIS LINK for any further questions.