Check engine light on and code P1486

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JCSFEIR
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I have a 2001 Dodge Caravan 120,000 km and the check engine light is on. i scanned the code and came out P1486. what should I do and what does this mean "Evap Leak Monitor Pinched Hose" or "Evaporation Hose Clamped"?
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Jun 9, 2007 at 6:13 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good evening,

The code is for an evaporator system failure.

You need a scan tool to monitor the system. It offers a bay test on the system and you can monitor that system while the test is active to find the root cause of failure.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/evap-system-code-repair

I attached the flow chart for determining the failure.

Roy
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