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Circuit/System Verification

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  1. Ignition ON and fuel cap removed, verify that the Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor parameter is between 1.3-1.7 volts.
    • If not within the specified range, go to the fuel tank pressure sensor section in Circuit/System Testing.
  2. Install the fuel cap.
  3. With the engine running, the EVAP canister vent solenoid valve open, use a scan tool to command the EVAP canister purge solenoid valve to 100 percent. The fuel tank vacuum should not increase to more than -15 mmHg (-8 inches H2O).
    • If the fuel tank vacuum is greater than the specified range, go to the restriction section in Circuit/System Testing.
  4. Using the scan tool, decrease the canister purge duty cycle from 100 percent to 0 percent. The vacuum should decrease to near zero.
    • If the fuel tank vacuum does not return to zero or appears to decrease too slowly go to the restriction section in Circuit/System Testing.
  5. Operate the vehicle within the Conditions for Running the DTC. You may also operate the vehicle within the conditions that you observed from the Freeze Frame/Failure Records data.