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Old 10-03-2011, 02:00 PM
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Question What is this part??

Can someone tell me what this parts is & what its funcution is??
Its On a 1998 Pontiac TA. There is a hose that connects from the intake, behind the throttle body ...

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EVAP solenoid I believe. It vents gasoline fumes into the intake to be burned.
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^ exactly
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Yep they are correct...that's the evap purge solenoid. I had to buy another one a few days ago because we broke it trying to remove it when we took the engine out of my camaro.




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