LEAK DETECTION FOR CANISTER PURGE VALVE
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1. A method for a vehicle with an engine comprising:
- indicating a leak in response to a temperature change in a fuel vapor canister coupled to a fuel tank in an emission control system while the engine is in operation and a purge valve is closed.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for detecting a leak in a canister purge valve are disclosed. In one example approach, a method comprises indicating a leak in response to a temperature change in a fuel vapor canister coupled to a fuel tank in an emission control system while the engine is in operation and a purge valve is closed.
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1. A method for a vehicle with an engine comprising:
indicating a leak in response to a temperature change in a fuel vapor canister coupled to a fuel tank in an emission control system while the engine is in operation and a purge valve is closed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for a vehicle with an engine comprising:
during engine-on conditions; closing or maintaining a purge valve closed; and indicating a leak in response to a temperature change in a fuel vapor canister coupled to a fuel tank in an emission control system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for a vehicle with an engine comprising:
indicating a leak in response to a temperature decrease in a fuel vapor canister coupled to a fuel tank in an emission control system while the engine is in operation and a purge valve is closed, where the purge valve is disposed in a conduit coupling the canister to an intake of the engine. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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