S2 SV6 replacing Purge Valve Solenoid

[jbray1984]

Oh and unless I grabbed the wrong thing, the EVAP was on the drivers side in my S2 SV6

 

[jbray1984]

Yes it is the same thing, my bad but its the idle control solenoid that doesn't have fuel in it, the purge valve does get fuel it it carried through the vapours
fuel pressure in the line can release the vapours enough to give you a good face full which is why i mention to release the pressure
better safe than sorry especially if the valve is stuck closed

It did also give a bit of a pressure "pop" when I unplugged it too

 

[Fu Manchu]

Okay, so I pulled it off, no worries at all and did the "blow test" and no air coming through at all, at least didn't seem like it. So must be up for a new engine
Unless anyone has anything else I can try before that?

Mine was intermittent, sometimes could, sometimes couldn't.

I fixed mine when I used some Suburu top end cleaner down the hose to it. In hind sight, should have just replaced it because at some point its going to do it again.

 

[jbray1984]

Mine was intermittent, sometimes could, sometimes couldn't.

I fixed mine when I used some Suburu top end cleaner down the hose to it. In hind sight, should have just replaced it because at some point its going to do it again.

So do you think that even though I could not feel any leaks I should try replace it? Only like $65 on ebay.
When listening to my engine though, it sounds like the ticking is coming from the top of the engine almost

 

[mark 7888]

purge valve eng light ,i got a 3l sidi 6 months ago the purge valve causes lots of issues ,the engine light ruff idle at start not changing gears properly , running like a pig ,the sidi engine is a finely tuned motor so for$57 change it, the erro p codes appear on the scan tool get them on ebay $54 WORTH IT after changing the valve a p0443 generic permanent codes show up and goes away after a long drive note the valve does not open until the engine drops in revs after starting then the ecu does the work , disconnect the neg side of the battery after changing for 1 hour ,kill all the bugs in computer , then take it out the road and flog it [no speeding] this gets all the senors reading correctly , after that you will wonder why you didn't do it before the trans and motor perform like they should and they are a nice motor ,
the other thing you should do is the catch tank from the pvc valve after reading a few things on this yep do it build up on carbon on the inlet valves cause bad airflow $30 ebay , both things are easy to do ,
change your oil every 10,000 oil is cheap timming chains are not [2k to 3k ], saw a interesting youtube about this and it get back to oil changes ,oil build up blocking the oil galleries on the drivers side pvc valve to the chains ? and use a good oil
good luck

located drivers side under the engine cover in the black intake manifold 10mm bolt

PART NUMBER: 12610560
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