💨 Replacing a Stuck-Open Purge Valve

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+categories = ["vehicle"]
+tags = ["maintenance", "repair", "evap"]
+date = 2026-07-06T20:00:00Z
+description = "Replacing a stuck-open EVAP purge valve after rough idling and difficult starts following refueling."
+draft = false
+slug = "2026-07-06-replacing-purge-valve"
+title = "💨 Replacing a Stuck-Open Purge Valve"
+author = "nicholas"
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+This car is a money pit to be sure. I have replaced this exact component once before, under exactly the same circumstances. The same set of symtoms: rough idle, RPM guage bouncing around a little, stumbles and shakes like a pathetic little wet rat upon starting for the first time after refueling. 
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+The part functioned for a few years, and here we are again. Luckily it is stupid easy to replace, and apparently dirt cheap on Amazon. I paid something like 50 USD for this part only for it to fail after a couple of years. I shudder to think how long a $15 part will last...
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+{{< image 
+    src="images/amazon-part.png" 
+    caption="A very inexpensive car part" >}}
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+I replaced it, let us see how long it lasts...
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+{{< image 
+    src="images/replacement-part-under-hood.jpg" 
+    caption="Visually identical – promising..." >}}
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+Done.