1999 HONDA ACCORD
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DTC P1457. What is the best way to troubleshoot the Evap Canister components? I Have a Fog machine, and have Multimeter. Can you provide any electrical/ resistance specifications?
Feb 24, 2013 at 7:26 PM
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you need to smoke the system for leaks. you need to check resistance of the purge, flow and vent solenoids. should be around 6-8 ohms. any lower, they are no good as may be the computer.

lastly, you need a scan tool to tuen the solenoids on and off to verify the pcm can do this job

Roy
Feb 24, 2013 at 7:29 PM
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