I Looked. I'm Lost!

[EZ Aire]

I had a CEL and decided to bit the dust and go the cheap route and bought a Actron Pocket scanner. Works pretty good. I just don't understand what it is telling me.

I got :1999 2.5L 986 manual trans with;

P0446 (EVAP canister Shutoff Valve (Function) - Below Lower limit.

P1126 Oxygen Sensing Adaptation Area 1 (cyls. 4-6) Rich Threshold.

I have searched the codes and now I am throughly confused. Is the p0446 a code that I can live with and if it is not where the hell is the Canister to try to figure this out.

And from what I have learned from the search the P1126 is related to the O2 sensor, but could also indicate problems at the other end of the combustion event. Namely in the SUCK part of the equation. The car squeezes, bangs and blows surprisingly good. So the suck seems to be working, just not to the standards of HAL 1999.

I am dying to take something apart and fix it but this car just does not warrant that kind of tinkering and the electrical elephants aren't problems that I want to tackle unless it is straightforward fixes .I'm afraid that the learnin curve is too steep to learn and I have a history with the 924S that left me a bit shell shocked when it comes to diagnosing these things although I am fairly adept at the grunt work of suspension, brakes, and routine maintenance issues.

Now!!!My question...could these two codes be inter related because the SOV of the Canister is below its lower limt and the cylinders are running rich or are the two unrelated. If they are unrelated, what is the fix for the P1126? Is that a new o2 sensor? and again, where is the damm EVAP Cannister to check for loose or broken lines, ect :huh: ? :huh:

any help or ridicule will be appreciated so long as I can get rid of the lights. I hate lights on the panel. :angry:

[Popolou]

Isn't there a black canister in the front boot on the same side as the filler cap that's behind the trim, unique to US models? I'm not too savvy with such a system, but the canister is part of the vent return system to the tank.

Pop

[1schoir]

I had a CEL and decided to bit the dust and go the cheap route and bought a Actron Pocket scanner. Works pretty good. I just don't understand what it is telling me.

I got :1999 2.5L 986 manual trans with;

P0446 (EVAP canister Shutoff Valve (Function) - Below Lower limit.

P1126 Oxygen Sensing Adaptation Area 1 (cyls. 4-6) Rich Threshold.

I have searched the codes and now I am throughly confused. Is the p0446 a code that I can live with and if it is not where the hell is the Canister to try to figure this out.

And from what I have learned from the search the P1126 is related to the O2 sensor, but could also indicate problems at the other end of the combustion event. Namely in the SUCK part of the equation. The car squeezes, bangs and blows surprisingly good. So the suck seems to be working, just not to the standards of HAL 1999.

I am dying to take something apart and fix it but this car just does not warrant that kind of tinkering and the electrical elephants aren't problems that I want to tackle unless it is straightforward fixes .I'm afraid that the learnin curve is too steep to learn and I have a history with the 924S that left me a bit shell shocked when it comes to diagnosing these things although I am fairly adept at the grunt work of suspension, brakes, and routine maintenance issues.

Now!!!My question...could these two codes be inter related because the SOV of the Canister is below its lower limt and the cylinders are running rich or are the two unrelated. If they are unrelated, what is the fix for the P1126? Is that a new o2 sensor? and again, where is the damm EVAP Cannister to check for loose or broken lines, ect :huh: ? :huh:

any help or ridicule will be appreciated so long as I can get rid of the lights. I hate lights on the panel. :angry:

EZ:

The EVAP (carbon) Canister, along with its related valves, are located in the passenger's (right) side front fender, under the fender lining.

There are vacuum lines and a harness connector attached to the canister. Check to make sure that the vacuum lines are securely connected and that there is no vacuum leak from those lines.

Regards, Maurice.