had just used an obd resetter on my mini..a generic one..what should i do if it tells something about the "evaporative emission system purge control valve circuit open"? sorry,im not familiar with these..where can i find this valve?have an 02mc

 

Start with the gas cap, is it tight?

 

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I see this code a lot. I just saw it again today on a guy's Ford. It was loose.

 

The valve is the black plastic doohickey on the left front side (as you face it) of the engine. Has a hard plastic hose going in the bottom, one coming out the top. It's about the size of a big cigar. It's part of the fuel system pressurization/vapor control process, along with a pump (not the fuel pump) and a charcoal canister under the rear wheel lining. If tightening the gas cap doesn't fix it, the other common cause on older mini's is the charcoal canister may have a crack and won't hold vacuum.

 

tnx for the info....have seen the canister,and saw a wire/socket down there unplugged..will try to check if there won't be any problem re this code..many thanks..