Code P0442 & 0445, rpms bounce up and down, whats wrong?
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RE: Code P0442 & 0445, rpms bounce up and down, whats wrong?
the first code is almost always a gas cap. the second code is:
Error code P0445
"The PCM has determined that a short circuit condition exists in the electrical circuit for the purge control valve in the evaporative emmission control system"
so check your purge control valve and the connections leading to it. there should be instructions for checking this in your haynes/chiltons manual. if you dont own a manual you should get one immediatly. thats the first step in fixing your own car/truck
Error code P0445
"The PCM has determined that a short circuit condition exists in the electrical circuit for the purge control valve in the evaporative emmission control system"
so check your purge control valve and the connections leading to it. there should be instructions for checking this in your haynes/chiltons manual. if you dont own a manual you should get one immediatly. thats the first step in fixing your own car/truck
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RE: Code P0442 & 0445, rpms bounce up and down, whats wrong?
i found this manual in several other posts on this forum
http://www.canadodge.com/2001DakotaManual.pdf
password: techauthority
page 2243 is the pcv valve and how to check it.
http://www.canadodge.com/2001DakotaManual.pdf
password: techauthority
page 2243 is the pcv valve and how to check it.