DTC P0442: EVAP System - Small Leak: Description

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Pontiac Firebird and 2002 Chevrolet Camaro. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

This DTC tests the Evaporative (EVAP) emission system for a small leak. The control module monitors the Fuel Tank Pressure (FTP) sensor signal to determine the vacuum decay rate. At an appropriate time, the control module turns the EVAP canister purge valve ON and the EVAP vent valve ON. This allows the engine to draw a vacuum on the EVAP system. At a calibrated time, or vacuum level, the control module turns the EVAP canister purge valve OFF, sealing the system, and monitors the FTP sensor input in order to determine the EVAP system vacuum decay. If the control module detects a leak larger than a calibrated amount, this DTC sets.

For the relationship between the ON and OFF states, and the OPEN or CLOSED states of the EVAP canister purge and vent valves, see EVAP VALVE LOGIC table under DTC P0440: EVAP SYSTEM - LARGE LEAK.