yes....i got that code, i was wondering where to find the leak, i read about a topic to check a small leak, but i need a little more info, could someone do a step by step in finding the leak or where it could be first off? like the most possible places lol thanks guys!

PS i also have a altenator problem ( it wines/squels, and in the winter or cold temps it does not want to charge any ideas?)

 

Alternators can be rebuilt or replaced without too much hassle, and a R&R DIY is in the DIY section here. The whining/squealing is bearings waiting to die. . . if you are sure it is the alternator then it needs a rebuild. If the alternator still won't charge in the cold with a different battery installed, it needs a rebuild. I don't know how they roll in Canada, but in the USA most chain auto parts stores will test an alternator's electrical output free. You might look into something like that up there.

As for the leak, look for badly degraded rubber hoses first.

 

check your intake manifold gasket too! i found a big gap in mine and i could feel the vacuum, not sure if that would throw that code

 

thanks guys, yes i have replaced the altenator before but it was a dud so i put the old one back, i was just gonna buy a new one from hyundai (good or bad idea?) i just dont want a rebuilt one to fail, and as for the evap yeah ill check the hoses tonight and the gasket. i have to do the DIY free TB mod anyways to it.

 

I'm on alternator #6 I think, and half of them were OEM from a dealer. Half mechanical, half electrical. Some cars just go through alternators. The Hyundai part is a good one, but from a parts store it will probably last as long and may even have been rebuilt on a core that originally came from Hyundai.

If you can find a good local alternator repair shop, you can save huge. My last rebuild cost me $15.

 

Stocker, so the 180 bucks to get my car working to drive to work tomorrow monring could have been saved by getting the alt rebuilt and reinstall it? Is that only if the bearings are dying in them?

 

I took my alternator apart to the point where the shop pulled off the one bearing I couldn't get off at home, pressed on a new one, and dressed the slip-rings while they were in there. They also pressed in the other bearing. Took <20 minutes from in their door to out their door with the new bearings installed. If you make them take it apart, it will take longer, cost more. The electronics can also be replaced, but I can't tell you (yet?) how much that would cost to DIY. I probably had 2-3 hours in that alternator b/c I had to figure it out as I was going along, but my time costs *me* nothing.

 

Did you find out where that evap leak was? I just threw the same code and want to narrow down the search.

 

hear is how you narrow it down

any line, hose, or canister around the gas tank, or even the gas tank...that is unless you got a REV A

 

Not going to be fun, thanks, I'll start my search.