Error code · Engine

P0496 — Evaporative Emission System High Purge Flow

Safe to drive

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A fault code doesn’t yet mean the unit or sensor itself is faulty: often it’s the plug and connector leading to it.

Possible causes

What you can do yourself

  1. Check: remove a hose from the valve and blow through it — with no power, a good valve doesn’t let air through.
  2. If the valve leaks all the time, the engine may be hard to start right after refuelling and idle unevenly.

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The explanation comes from the error code reference in the AvtoElektrik PRO app.

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Nearby codes

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Who keeps this reference

The reference is kept by Oleg Dmitriev, an auto electrician from Almaty with 26 years of experience: computer diagnostics of cars and trucks, repair of control units (ECUs). Can’t find the cause? Message him.

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