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small evap leak

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Candy

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According to the OBD code my 2003 GT has a very small leak in the evap system. Is this a common problem? Any suggestions as to where to look for the problem. The engine light comes on about 500 miles after I clear the code. My car has about 85000 miles on it. Thanks for any help.
 

bigbird04

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Try a gas cap first, buy one from ford, or get a smoke leak detector. Good luck mine was throwing this code all winter last year and magically disappeared. Watch I bet mine willl come on on the way to work tomorrow.
 
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evap leak

Thanks for the response. I'm going to try a new gas cap first. I talked to my mechanic, he said sometimes these little leaks can be a pain in the butt to find.
 

Agent0r4ngeGT

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+1 to the smoke. If you are having a mechanic do the work, I am sure he'll catch it with relative ease. Usually the gas cap or the grommet on the filler neck.
 
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Yeah my CVPI gets this error too. I just reset the code every 500 miles or so.
 
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