Hey,

I was thinking, over the past couple years what I used to know and I now know about repairing cars has increased HUGELY! I by no means am a mechanic, but I`m not afraid of replacing suspension parts and such as I used to be. I`d just like to thank the rally-x events because of this haha. I say this in a good way though, and not meant to deter people from racing in the events. I go out and have a blast on the Sunday events, but as my car is my daily driver, I don`t push it as hard as it can go, but things still happen and I`ve come to fix them.

Anyway, on my way home from the rally-x, my check engine light came on. So after investing in a little OBD II code reader, I was able to get the error code, and it helped my find my issue:



Going a little deep into the dirt pulled off the tube to the charcoal canister, so after cleaning out the dirt and rocks from the tube, hooking it back up, and clearing the code I haven`t had any issues since.

Its a little late to show what my factory skid plate looked like, or the other fixes I`ve had to do, but my question to the rest of you guys is, what has the rally-x, or other events done to your car, and how have you fixed it?

To go in an opposite direction from this thread....

I have recently been getting the same code in my car.  It has come on and off a few times intermittently.  I tried to get into the canister to see what was the matter, but the darn nut was seized on.  I am not sure what is in there or if I can fix it when I do get it off.  Does anyone know?

Back on topic, I hope to one day take my car to one of these rallycrosses.  I am slowly getting ready for it, as I bought a cheap set of rims and tires.  I was wondering if the winter rallyX might be a bit less demanding on the car?  I figure the speeds are slower at least!

Also, my thought is to build myself a skid plate made out of fiberglass!  WHY?  because its related to what I do for work, so it is just a bit of experimentation for me.  I do figure that it would be a one hit and done deal with it, but then I could just make another one cheap!  I hope its not too heavy.  Does anybody have the weight for the steel or aluminium skid plates?

GuyLePop wrote on 07/15/11 at 12:12:54:


Is the code you're getting P0457, as that's what I was getting? When search for fixes for the code for mine, I came across another area where people were apparently getting this issue from. If you read http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=147054 it might lead you to some different areas to look, as it might not be the charcoal canister.

Yopofun wrote on 07/15/11 at 14:35:16:



Actually, my code was a P1443.  EVAP Control System Vent Control Function Problem.  It went away on its own in a few weeks.   The internet fixes tend to say to check the gas cap first, which I did but I don't think that was the problem, since it now seems to be happier.