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    When purge valves go bad...

    Hi,
    Just thought I'd share the experience of finding and replacing a bad purge valve on the V8.
    Symptoms were rough idle and rich running with hesitation on acceleration.
    Eventually found the purge valve was not holding vacuum reliably. LR dealer wanted ~$300 and 3 week delivery time Local Hyundai parts have an identical Korean copy of the Bosch part for $130. It's a mid 90's Sonata part. Hyundai part on left, Bosch on right of the attached image.
    All good now, apart from some sooted-up O2 sensors.
    HTH
    Steve
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    What's the theory.... that the manifold was drawing fuel vapour thus running rich, or it was drawing air and the ECU subsequently threw more fuel at it?

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    What's the theory.... that the manifold was drawing fuel vapour thus running rich
    The purge valve is in the carbon canister and controls the inlet of fuel vapour into the manifold.
    AFAIR it usually opens on small throttle openings while moving ie cruising so yes it would cause rich running on idle if open/leaking.

    I recall the first 1980 5 series BMWs imported into OZ had a faulty system and every one stopped on a very hot day. The buyers were not pleased and it was a major recall.
    Regards Philip A

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    Valve enters the inlet path after the MAF, so it is unmetered air. I presumed the O2 sensors would indicate a lean mixture, making the ECU lengthen injector times. But then it would have to over-compensate to make it carbon-up.

    Steve

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    First bad purge valve post,,,
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