I’m not terribly auto-savvy, so any help I could get here would be great. My 1999 Camry has 109k miles and the engine light came on a few days ago. Took it to a shop, and he told me it turned up as code-p0446, if I remember correctly. He said I need to get the charcoal canister and control valve rep…

About 100 years ago, in answer to a question about how much his huge yacht cost, Commodore Vanderbilt replied, “If you have to ask, you can’t afford one”. In a similar vein, when someone with “no car repair experience whatsoever” asks if he can do this repair himself, I respond that, “If you have t…

Did they check filler tube, check valvue and vent hose from filler neck to canister? Any of these that are clogged or bent will cause engine light. Be careful with places that want to replace parts without checking, they are called parts changers and they keep replaceing till proublem is fixed.

VDC, I kind of figured that was the case, but I was hoping it might be easy. And the fact that a dealer told me the bill sounded “about right,” probably means it’s a bit on the steep end. As for what they checked…I didn’t think to ask, and the invoice doesn’t mention that. The interesting thing abo…

I don’t know what the set up is like on a Camry, but if you are interested in getting more involved in your own car repairs I can think of worse things to start on. What you want is a repair manual - most any auto parts store (especially the large chains) carry the Haynes line which are fine. One …

Unless you must pass an emissions test, this can wait…For $550, it could wait a long time. It’s probably just a split vacuum hose near a fitting. The world will not end…

I will call him and ask how he came to the conclusion he did. I’ve never actually topped off the tank, though this time I may not have turned the gas cap all the way to the audible click. Thanks, if I get the time I’ll look into the repair manual, but I’m probably better off starting with a smalle…

The code P0446 is, “Evaporative emissions system vent control circuit [has a problem]”. It doesn’t say to change anything. Last summer, parts were changed. It’s unlikely that those new parts fixed anything. What is more likely is that they did something else which “fixed” the problem for a while. I…

I have the same 1999 camry. Here’s a recent history (engine light comes on): 1/24/2007 Goodyear Auto–replaced Evaporator canister and control valve $549.19 7/12/2007 Goodyear Auto–replaced Purge Solenoid valve $134.24 11/8/2008 Toyota Dealership–Replaced Charcoal canister and Purge Valve (Toyota…

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1999 Camry charcoal canister and control valve

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phil4876 January 27, 2009, 1:29pm 9

Well, things just got more fun, as the engine light went off this morning. It was warmer with a heavy fog, though I don’t know if or why that would have anything to do with it. Does this suggest a problem other than what the mechanic indicated, or no problem at all?

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