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Help with a vacuum leak - Dearborn Hts

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Darkcrimedc

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Okkkkkkkkkk, I can't figure out where this vacuum line goes to, it's killing me! Behind the IAC, there is a red vacuum linkage (goes from 1 vacuum line to 3), there is one broken vacuum line broken off there and I can't find where it goes to...

Is anyone willing to either help me out with this, or meet me up somewhere so I can check out your hoses? I would really appreciate it... If not, no biggie, I'll keep looking.
 
sorry i can't answer your ?, but you should post this in the proper section so you can get the feedback you need.
Note to you: they are probably gonna move your post.........
 
ummm, I figured this would be the proper section. Why wouldn't it be? I'm asking for local help for someone to come to my house or theirs to help me with a problem. I'm not going to post for someone local to come to my house in the duratec section so I have people from florida, cali, etc, say "I would help out but I live too far away" ya know? I would hope this post wouldn't get deleted.

Anyone else able to help?
 
Figured someone would have piped up by now. I'm too far to meet and too new to know, but my engine's sitting on the floor of my shop. I'll take a look next time I'm out there (either tonight or early morning) and try to follow your description.
 
Darkcrimedc said:
ummm, I figured this would be the proper section. Why wouldn't it be? I'm asking for local help for someone to come to my house or theirs to help me with a problem. I'm not going to post for someone local to come to my house in the duratec section so I have people from florida, cali, etc, say "I would help out but I live too far away" ya know? I would hope this post wouldn't get deleted.

Anyone else able to help?
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why don't you go to a junk yard and look.
if you want, you can swing over here if you'd like.
my door is always open to fellow CEG'ers.:cool:

let me know.......
 
You talking about this mess? Which one is broke?

EDIT: Got bored, so I looked these up...

The yellow one to the right of the pic goes to the EVAP Canister Purge Valve.
The red one going up and to the right (disconnected here) looks to go through the firewall for HVAC.
The long red one to the left goes to the fuel pressure sensor.
The green one goes to EGR

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Yes, that mess, the 2 red connectors coming from the big black connector... I have 3 hoses in that one in which, one of them are broke right at the connector. Can't find a hose it goes to....

Thanks for the pic, and thanks for the offer, a fellow CEG'er is meeting up with me tomorrow to get this taken care of. Thanks for everyone's replies, I really appreciate it.
 
Darkcrimedc said:
Yes, that mess, the 2 red connectors coming from the big black connector... I have 3 hoses in that one in which, one of them are broke right at the connector. Can't find a hose it goes to....
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The yellow one is the 3rd line from the big elbow off the black vacuum feed. In my pic it's behind the others at the elbow and runs right above the green line off to the right. Like I said, that goes to the EVAP Canister Purge Valve, which I believe is accessible by removing the ignition coil (attached to the firewall). I've added a blurb on the evap system so you know more what you're dealing with. Good luck.

Glenn


The Enhanced EVAP system consists of a fuel tank, fuel filler cap, fuel tank mounted or in-line fuel vapor control valve, fuel vapor vent valve, EVAP canister, fuel tank mounted or fuel pump mounted or in-line Fuel Tank Pressure (FTP) sensor, EVAP canister purge valve, intake manifold hose assembly, Canister Vent (CV) solenoid, Powertrain Control Module (PCM) and connecting wires and fuel vapor hoses.

  1. The Enhanced EVAP system uses inputs from the Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) sensor, the Intake Air Temperature (IAT) sensor, the Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor, the Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) and the Fuel Tank Pressure (FTP) sensor to provide information about engine operating conditions to the PCM. The Fuel Level Input (FLI) and FTP sensor signals to the PCM are used by the PCM to determine activation of the EVAP Monitor based on presence of vapor generation or fuel sloshing.
  2. The PCM calculates a variable duty cycle based on the desired amount of purge vapor flow to the intake manifold for a given engine condition. The PCM can then output the duty cycle to the solenoid on the EVAP canister purge valve. The PCM uses the Enhanced EVAP system inputs to evacuate the system using the EVAP canister purge valve, seals the Enhanced EVAP system from atmosphere using the CV solenoid, and uses the FTP sensor to observe total vacuum lost for a period of time.
  3. The Canister Vent (CV) solenoid seals the Enhanced EVAP system to atmosphere during the EVAP leak check Monitor.
  4. The PCM outputs a variable duty cycle signal (between 0% and 100%) to the solenoid on the EVAP canister purge valve.
  5. The Fuel Tank Pressure (FTP) sensor monitors the fuel tank pressure during engine operation and continuously transmits an input signal to the PCM. During the EVAP monitor testing, the FTP sensor monitors the fuel tank pressure or vacuum bleed-up.
  6. The fuel tank mounted fuel vapor vent valve assembly, fuel tank mounted fuel vapor control valve (or remote fuel vapor control valve) are used in the Enhanced EVAP system to control the flow of fuel vapor entering the engine. All of these valves also prevent fuel tank overfilling during refueling operation and prevent liquid fuel from entering the EVAP canister and the EVAP canister purge valve under any vehicle altitude, handling or rollover condition. The liquid/vapor fuel discriminator is part of the fuel vapor control valve assembly on Escort and Focus applications.
  7. The Enhanced EVAP system, including all the fuel vapor hoses, can be checked when a leak is detected by the PCM. This can be done by pressurizing the system using Rotunda Evaporative Emission Tester kit 134-00056 or equivalent and the leak (frequency) detector included with the kit.
 
he lives in my neighborhood so ill get him fixed up:cool:
 
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