LEMON Manuals: Even more car manuals for everyone: 1960-2025
Home >> Subaru >> 2009 >> Outback XT Limited, Automatic >> Repair and Diagnosis (Single Page) >> Engine Performance >> System >> Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) Detecting Criteria (H4DOTC) >> Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) Detecting Criteria >> DTC P0442 Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (Small Leak) >> Diagnostic Method >> Diagnostic method
April 5, 2026: LEMON Manuals is launched! Read the announcement.

Diagnostic method

Purge control solenoid valve functional diagnosis is performed by monitoring the tank pressure in mode Z.

If OK judgement cannot be made, extend Mode Z, and Judge as NG when the following conditions are established after predetermined amount of time.

Judgement Value 

JUDGEMENT VALUE REFERENCE

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value DTC
evptez - evptezha > 0.6 kPa (4.5 mmHg, 0.2 inHg) P0457
evptezini ≤ 1.4 kPa (10.7 mmHg, 0.4 inHg)  
Time of 2 (0.53 US gal, 0.44 lmp gal) or more fuel no sloshing ≥ 40000 ms  

Time Needed for Diagnosis:  0 ms + 3000 ms + 13000 ms

Malfunction Indicator Light Illumination:  Illuminates when malfunction occurs in 2 continuous driving cycles.

When judgement for purge control solenoid valve stuck open NG is made, end the evaporative diagnosis. Cancel the evaporative diagnosis when the OK/NG judgement for purge control solenoid valve stuck open cannot be made in Mode Z.

Judge as OK and change to Mode A when the following conditions are established after predetermined time has passed since Mode Z started.

Judgement Value 

JUDGEMENT VALUE REFERENCE

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value DTC
evptez - evptezha ≤ 0.4 kPa (3 mmHg, 0.1 inHg) P0457