# Emission

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/emission/55936>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, f150\
**Created:** [October 4, 2010, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/emission/55936 "2010-10-04T14:05:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sweetpea965](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@sweetpea965](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sweetpea965)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/emission/55936/1 "2010-10-04T14:05:31Z")

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My check engine light came on and I got a code of P1451 I know it’s evap. Where would you recomend it be taken to fix or can we (my husband) do it ourself. Prices are all over from 90-150 an hour.

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/emission/55936/2 "2010-10-04T14:37:36Z")

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Did You Mean PO451 ? What Model-Year F-150 ?

Sometimes a shop that charges $150 / hour can cost you less than one that charges $ 90 / hour. A Ford dealer service department may be best equipped to deal with this.

CSA

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/emission/55936/3 "2010-10-04T15:45:16Z")

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I’m not sure how successful you’d be trying to fix it yourself - it depends on the general knowledge/skill level. The code is for the vent solenoid - the system has a little electric motor in it that opens to send the gas fumes to the engine to be burned.

So you’ll need to figure out where the solenoid is, a digital multimeter, preferably some wiring diagrams, specs for testing the solenoid’s resistance & voltage. Sometimes repair manuals like Haynes or Chilton’s ($20 at an auto parts store) contain this info. Those manuals are quite limited though so you never know when you’ll get what you need.

Of course, you could just price out a new solenoid & toss it on there if its not too pricey. But don’t be surprised if that doesn’t fix it just b/c the problem could be in the wiring.

Chances are that this is what a shop will do if you take it to them. But if you do take it to a shop, make it a local, owner-operated type of a place.