OK to run with P0446 code?
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Racer
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 408
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From: Quad Cities IL/IA
OK to run with P0446 code?
A few weeks back I got code P0446.
This link describes the code
http://www.gearchatter.com/viewtopic10455.php
My question is if it is OK to keep erasing the code in the DIC or should I get this fixed? I don't notice any ill effects.
If this is an easy fix could someone point out the area I should be looking at for the blocked valve or kinked hose?
Thanks
This link describes the code
http://www.gearchatter.com/viewtopic10455.php
My question is if it is OK to keep erasing the code in the DIC or should I get this fixed? I don't notice any ill effects.
If this is an easy fix could someone point out the area I should be looking at for the blocked valve or kinked hose?
Thanks
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,170
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From: Magnolia Greens NC
Po446
My question is if it is OK to keep erasing the code in the DIC or should I get this fixed? I don't notice any ill effects.
If this is an easy fix could someone point out the area I should be looking at for the blocked valve or kinked hose?
Try replacing the EVAP Purge Valve ($20 at Chevy Parts Dept)...underneath rear passenger side up beside gas tank..done easier on a lift. Check hose connections that plug into this valve(could be problem)...and all Evap system connections as well. BUT, if you do nothing, it will not effect performance...itz an emission malfunction...it will cause the check engine light to come on. If you delete the code, CEL will just come back on again. Leaving the CEL on & doing nothing will not effect performance.
If this is an easy fix could someone point out the area I should be looking at for the blocked valve or kinked hose?
Try replacing the EVAP Purge Valve ($20 at Chevy Parts Dept)...underneath rear passenger side up beside gas tank..done easier on a lift. Check hose connections that plug into this valve(could be problem)...and all Evap system connections as well. BUT, if you do nothing, it will not effect performance...itz an emission malfunction...it will cause the check engine light to come on. If you delete the code, CEL will just come back on again. Leaving the CEL on & doing nothing will not effect performance.
