2000 Kia Sophia ORVR Valve

Tiny
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  • 2000 KIA SEPHIA
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 155,000 MILES
It shakes & chugs. I plan to replace the spark plugs & tubes but was also told the ORVR Valve is broken & supposedly there is a crack in my gas tank however I never smell or see gas under it & I keep the tank full. What & where is the ORVR valve? What do I need to do to change it myself?
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Friday, January 2nd, 2009 AT 9:55 AM

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DAVE H
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Could you supply the fault codes your cars PCM is storing?

FUEL EVAPORATION SYSTEM
NOTE:No information available from manufacturer on leak detection pump.

Fuel evaporation system prevents escape of raw fuel vapor to atmosphere. System components include fuel tank, EVAP canister, Canister Close Valve (CCV), Purge Solenoid Valve (PSV), Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor (FTPS), rollover valve, On-board Refueling Vapor Recovery (ORVR) valve (Sephia), catch tank (Sephia), check valve (Sportage), vapor separator (Sportage), leak detection pump (Sephia), fuel filler cap and Engine Control Module (ECM). ECM controls operation of PSV and CCV. PSV controls when fuel vapors are allowed to be drawn from EVAP canister into intake manifold so that they may be burned. CCV controls EVAP canister's vent to atmosphere.
ECM's On Board Diagnostics-II (OBD-II) runs monitors for large and small EVAP system leaks when vehicle is idling at a stop. ECM uses FTPS output to determine EVAP system pressure and pressure changes. At beginning of monitor, PSV is closed and CCV is commanded closed by ECM to measure compensation gradient. Compensation gradient is the increase in fuel tank pressure due to evaporation of fuel in fuel tank. After predetermined amount of time passes, CCV is opened and PSV is turned on. When PSV reaches 100 percent duty cycle, CCV is closed. If vacuum buildup, minus compensation gradient, is less than programmed threshold, gross leak is diagnosed. After maximum vacuum buildup, PSV is turned off (closed). If vacuum in fuel tank, minus compensation gradient, decreases to less than programmed threshold, small leak is diagnosed. CCV is opened and monitor is complete. If either gross leak, or small leak, is detected for 2 driving cycles, ECM assumes there is defect in evaporative emissions system and illuminates MIL.
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Monday, January 19th, 2009 AT 7:53 PM

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