We are the happy house owners of a 2003 Toyota Matrix that we purchased in the fall of 2002. For the most portion it has been a good dependable auto. It seats four grown ups comfortably and is a snap to park in restricted destinations. The gasoline mileage isn't negative possibly at 29 to 33 miles for every gallon about city and highway.

Just one pesky challenge with the Matrix that we have been having is the examine motor light will come on from time to time and then goes out by itself. I was heading to the dealership to have it seemed at when the light just went off. So as not look like an fool I never went to have it looked at by a vendor mechanic.

After talking to various persons about the Matrix and the test motor mild difficulty I uncovered that the difficulty code that is getting established is in the gasoline evaporative process. It appears to be that the gasoline evaporative methods on the Matrix are delicate to vacuum adjustments within the technique that can be brought about by merely not tightening the fuel cap limited enough. There are more critical will cause for this difficulty with the gas evaporative process but the gas cap getting eliminate or defective is the most prevalent trigger specially if the light goes on and off by alone. If there were being a authentic problem the light-weight would remain on until eventually it was diagnosed and reset by a mechanic.

Following studying that the evaporative handle technique was located over the rear suspension method I wasn't actually nervous to disturb that until it was truly the trigger of the problem. I decided to do the straightforward operate very first and check for vacuum leaks and any other form of seal difficulties with the fuel cap. What I found that appeared to accurate the problem was the gasoline cap seal was contaminated by some form of sticky thread that ought to have come from a fuel pump nozzle. The sticky thread was stuck so limited to the gas fill neck on the Matrix that it appe