Kia Sportage: Purge Control Solenoid Valve (PCSV)
Description and
Operation
Description
Purge Control Solenoid Valve (PCSV) is installed on the surge tank and
controls the passage between the canister
and the intake manifold. It is a solenoid valve and is open when the ECM grounds
the valve control line. When the
passage is open (PCSV ON), fuel vapor stored in the canister is transferred to
the intake manifold.

Specifications
Specification

Schematic Diagrams
Circuit Diagram

Repair procedures
Inspection
1. Turn the ignition switch OFF.
2. Disconnect the PCSV connector.
3. Measure resistance between the PCSV terminals 1 and 2.
4. Check that the resistance is within the specification.
Specification: Refer to "Specification"
Removal
1. Turn the ignition switch OFF and disconnect the battery negative (-)
cable.
2. Disconnect the purge control solenoid valve connector (A).
З. Disconnect the vapor hoses (B) from the purge control solenoid valve.

4. Remove the valve from the bracket in the direction of the arrow.

Installation
CAUTION
- Install the component with the specified torques.
- Note that internal damage may occur when the component is dropped. If
the component has been dropped,
inspect before installing.
CAUTION
- Use care to keep foreign material out of the valve.
CAUTION
- Install the purge control solenoid valve after lifting the support
pin (A) of the bracket.

1. Installation is reverse of removal.
Purge control solenoid valve bracket installation bolt: 9.8 ~ 11.8 N.m
(1.0 ~1.2 kgf.m, 7.2 ~ 8.7 lb-ft)
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1. Prior to servicing the electrical system, be sure to turn off the ignition
switch and disconnect the battery ground
cable.
NOTE
In the course of MFI or ELC system diagnosis, when the battery cable is
removed, any diagnostic double
code retained by the computer will be cleared. There fore,