Q: hi I got a voltmeter and I am trying to get help with trying to find out which vent solenoid terminal is neg and pos b4 backprobe
hi I got a link here on the bottom an I am trying to get help with trying to find out which vent solenoid terminal is negative and positive the link doesn't exactly say how to find out http://www.thesmokemachine.com/TechTip%20PDFs/Closing_vent_solenoid.pdf
i also can't find the vent solenoid (vent valve) anywhere online, as I think its called a evap shut-off valve
My car has 171000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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