HAHAHA! Well said...Originally Posted by Marlin
Aaaaaaaaannnnnnnddddddddd.........
Super VXer
HAHAHA! Well said...Aaaaaaaaannnnnnnddddddddd.........
Sent from my "two hands on a keyboard"
Super VXer
When I wrote that, for some reason I was thinking of Ldub, with the exception that I did not include any dancing fruit or chocolate primates.
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
Thomas Jefferson
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The VSV is held in place by a what i will call it is a metal cover that protects the fuel pressure regulator,this cover its self is held by two phillips screws to the intake manifold,the horrible story here is that one of the screws is right behind the intake manifold,too close to the firewall & the ABS vacuum lines which makes it almost impossible to remove.
So yesterday morning i went down stairs to deal with it........After several tries i give upthe screw located behind the intake manifold is just too difficult to grab on.
My mech told me that the VSV is originally in OFF position (open) so once the ECU software commands the the EVAP to test its self that valve gets onto ON position (close) so the vacuum process is initiated.
I turn on the horse for 10 minutes,i asked my girl to gas up the horse for 5 to 10 more additional minutes so the ECU will engage the EVAP to run a test,i unplugged the VSV electricall conector & use a 12v transformer to test the VSV but to be honest i wasn't able to verify its working conditions
Then there's a cylinder canister located next to the black fuse box which i noticed is interconected with the EGR & that VSV by a two way hoses & now wonder if that canister could be broken/clogged.
Because my mech's smock machine is off duty at this time he cannot run a smock test on my horse.
So by the mean time i got nothing to do but wait 'till my mech's smock machine is back to duty
Dakar was just the begining.
Super VXer
Alright, now we are getting somewhere. As for the FPR cover, search the site for fuel pressure regulator, you will see a great write up on replacement. I bought an allen key set and ground one down to fit that rear screw. After I was done, I opted to not install that rear screw. That was back in Mar before Moab, no problems to date. I am gonna take a look at my VSV out of curiosity. But ultimately, P0440 means nothing to me, just an emissions related thing, the truck runs great, no problems....knock on wood.... I am not sure what a smog test would do for you? I don't even know what that canister in the front does!!! Time to do some research when i get home from work.
Super VXer
For what it's worth, the VSV is disconnected and not used for S/C installs. No codes thrown and passes emissions. You can always try just disconnecting it altogether and plugging the line into the manifold and looping the line on the canister. Should reset the brain after that and see what happens.
Gary Noonan
'01 S/C VX / '18 Forester XT
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I drove with the VSV's wiring disconnected & didn't thow any codes for almost a week.
I didn't get the code @ autozone due the time,but tonight i'll bypass the canister by connecting together both hose lines to see if any code pops up,then do the same procedure with the VSV.
I forgot to mention that i test the current output from the VSV wiring harness & noticed that the meter was reading 13+ volts instead of the 12v that the manual workshop states it should be running.
Could that extra 1+ volt enough to fried up the vacuum solenoid valve.?
Super VXer
I would think no and that the manual is just assuming a generic 12V system. The alternator output is somewhere between 13.5 and 14.5 volts.
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