Honda Civic EVAP Leak P1457 (no visible smoke)

Small EVAP system leaks are sometimes very difficult to find and this one was a prime example of that. Watch to the end where I show an alternative way to locate the source of the leak.
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Video breakdown
- how to locate the EVAP service port 1:10
- purpose of the EVAP purge valve 1:41
- how to use the flow meter of an EVAP smoke machine 4:03
- lift safety 5:50
- how to locate the EVAP vent solenoid 6:01
- how to close the EVAP vent manually 6:48
- how to determine how large of a leak the system has 8:20
- why you should not continue to apply smoke to an EVAP system without knowing the flow rate of your smoke machine 10:09
- beginning of the smoke test 11:00
- diagram and overview of a typical EVAP system 11:37
- EVAP purge valve (purge solenoid) test 13:51
- gas cap test 15:47
- "keep looking!" 16:48
- switching to different lights and why 17:47
- why we take the valve out of the service port
- bi-directional scan tool test of the EVAP vent solenoid 22:21
- why pinching off an EVAP vent line is not 100% accurate 24:00
- relocate the smoke machine to the fuel filler neck 27:15
- camera shut down and EVAP leak found using soap and water 40:00

Other EVAP videos I've done
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAFYVCyenqcp9opu7j14E53UAIbn0b1r0

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