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Old May 9, 2014 | 07:01 PM
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For anyone who runs into these codes: after replacing the gas cap (dealer: $35) on my S-Type to see if that would resolve the evaporative system leak, I replaced the purge valve canister ($105 from dealer) and this completely resolved the issue.

When I left the engine idling for a few minutes there was a clear continuous clicking sound every two minutes or so coming from the original purge valve canister, leading me to suspect it may have failed. I replaced the purge valve canister, reset the DTC codes, left the car idling for 5 minutes, drove for 20 minutes at 80kmh, giving the car enough time to run the Evaporative System test. The fix was confirmed resolved once I saw the Evaporative System test had been run successfully (on my code reader).

Annoyingly, I had taken the car into my local Jaguar dealer months earlier and they had (I later discovered) somehow misinterpreted the P0442 code as a "misfire" problem and replaced a whack of parts to try to fix a non-existent misfire problem for $1500 without even attempting to address the evap issues (they only attempt to fix the first code they pull in case that is the cause of the others) - so I ultimately decided to give it a go on my own to see if I could do better...

The purge valve canister replacement is extremely easy: two bolts and three clip-on pipes, and the part is easily accessible under the hood on the driver side. This may not be your resolution but check for clicking coming from the purge valve canister over a period of 10 minutes if you get these codes (or even just P0456 alone).

This post has the part #, pictures and steps to replace the part:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...-really-45876/
... Though his symptoms were a bit different, it's the same fix.

Hope this saves someone some time and/or money...
 

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Old May 9, 2014 | 09:21 PM
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Thanks- I'm battling this on my own car. A new gas cap made no difference and a smoke test found nothing.
 
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Old May 9, 2014 | 09:30 PM
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Mikey, in my case the purge valve was obviously clicking. I've read that in other cases the purge valve developed small cracks which can leak and which are usually not detectable by a smoke test.
I was going to head to the gas tank seals next and then the charcoal canisters if the purge valve replacement didn't work.
 
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Old May 10, 2014 | 01:41 AM
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I hope you get your money back!
 
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Old May 10, 2014 | 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by JagV8
I hope you get your money back!
Sadly, Walmart does not sell Jaguar gas caps.
 
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Old May 10, 2014 | 08:39 AM
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I meant his $1500!

Oh... this is an "oil", er, joke...
 
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Old May 10, 2014 | 08:58 AM
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Oil is never a joking matter.

Precautionary pancake bunny:

 
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Old May 26, 2014 | 05:55 AM
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The first time my ECL came on it read P0442, cleared it and a few days later the ECL came back on and now I get P0456. I will check the purge valve canister first. What else should check?
 
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Every item listed in the known causes column for each code, in the Jaguar codes PDF / JTIS - both free downloads. Probably already in this thread, but incomplete.
 
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