EVAP Solenoid

[John D]

2008 H3 with 109,000 - Threw code 0449 and off to the dealer it went. Dealer reports the EVAP Canister solenoid, hose and wiring harness require replacing and that with labor I'm looking at a $755.00 bill. Should I be OK with that? Parts are about $250.00 so is it really a five hour job to do? Thanks for any input.

 

[4speedfunk]

You should try a new gas cap first.

You should also crawl underneath and have a look at the evap wiring. Squirrels love the taste of GM wires.

It would suck to pay all that money for something you maybe don’t need.

 

[John D]

I did the gas cap thing - no change - the code kept coming right back - and the wires looked fine as far as I could clean them off - and our mice live in the glovebox!

 

[Happy Hummer]

Hi, John...
NO that is hi way robbery lol!

If you are the slightest bit handy you can do this job right at a work bench for under $50 -$100 dollars.

I've done this a couple times now and it is very straight forward.

Here is the parts needed and where to get them.


https://sites.google.com/site/happyhummer01/p0449-resources

plus here is me sitting at the kitchen table dead of winter a few years ago. Its that simple.

As far as harness you'll have to do your research on that.:giggle:

https://sites.google.com/site/happyhummer01/evap-valve-solenoid

You'll probably want some evap hose and hose clamps from your local auto parts place too.

 

[John D]

Yup - I took it right in the shorts on that one!! Then they wanted just shy of $1000 for front and rear pads/rotors!! I said politely thanked them and told them I would be picking the truck up and doing that myself. Wtf is it with dealers? Ah well - f' em!