well today i was just cruising around for fun and all of a sudden the check engine light popped on.. and the car kinda backfires a bit now when i let off the gas. so i went over to Autozone for a little check and this is what it said:

1. Loose Fuel cap
2. vapor canister saturated
3. Failed vent solenoid
4. Failed purge solenoid


and just me being the noobie i am from s2k... i have no ideas what those are. any help guys? Thank You

 

how many codes did it throw, and which ones?

 

i'm not even sure.. the guy at autozone just plugged in the machine and printed out that paper with the list of stuff..

 

you probably just need to screw the gas cap on tighter...make sure you hear it click a few times

 

yeah i did do that.. figure that was the most simple thing to do but guess thats not it

 

Don't worry about CEL's unless the damn thing is blinking. 9 times out of 10 it's just the evaporative emissions bullshit.

You're car is gonna be fine. Solution: do some hand crunches and screw the gas cap on tighter next time.

 

Your car is about to blow up due to evaporating fuel tank fumes. I'd dump it immediately. I'll take it off your hands and give you a couple grand for your trouble.

But really...
Yup...that cel may not go out right away but I'm betting if you screwed the cap on tight already the light will go away in a few driving cycles. How many miles on the car?

 

once you have the cap screwed on tight, just reset the ECU.

iirc, it's the fuse labelled backup.

a forum search brought this wisdom:
do it engine off. 10-15 seconds is usually enough

that should turn the light off.

if it comes back, get it scanned again.

 

phewww ok thanks guys!!! just reset the ecu and the light is off now.. dam scared me for a sec! haha sorry bout the noobie problem

 

hey give me a call tomorrow, i think i might know what may have triggered it in the first place.