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Offline Matt_greig

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Charcoal Canister
« on: January 15, 2012, 06:11:50 pm »
I'm having problems with my EVAP system and the exhaust emissions light on the dash, so I want to change the charcoal canister to see if that solves the problem.
Anybody know where I can get hold of one and how much they cost? Oh and it's for a MK5 GTI  :smiley:

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Offline fab5freddy

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Re: Charcoal Canister
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2012, 06:19:18 pm »
1K0 201 797 AE  £91.87 

From VW   :happy2:
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Re: Charcoal Canister
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2012, 01:15:43 pm »

If its the charcoal canister and a new one fixes it. (or even of not)

Avoid filling your tank all the way full ('brimming') as it causes the charcoal canister to fail
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Re: Charcoal Canister
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2012, 02:11:31 pm »
Hi Mike.

Does filling the tank as much as possible cause damage to this then? So standing there attempting to squeeze every last penny in there's not too great an idea huh?

Cheers, Andy.
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Re: Charcoal Canister
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2012, 02:20:36 pm »
Quote from: AndyED30 on January 18, 2012, 02:11:31 pm
Hi Mike.

Does filling the tank as much as possible cause damage to this then? So standing there attempting to squeeze every last penny in there's not too great an idea huh?

Cheers, Andy.

Aswell as having to carry around the extra weight (unless really necessary) It is said (there are several posts on here) that brimming the tank causes it to fail  :happy2:
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Re: Charcoal Canister
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2012, 02:28:46 pm »
Maybe I'll stop doing that then  :laugh:

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Re: Charcoal Canister
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2012, 06:31:40 pm »
On the same note, I have the same emissions fault as Mike....  :sad1:

I checked the canister and the hoses looked fine but then I followed it back to this box:



Is it supposed to look like this (apologies for blurry - it was dark)? The white part looks like it should be inside that box and also it looks like the edges of that box are open. Does this look normal? What is this box? Could this be the source of my flow problems?

I sent the pic to Mike last night, he was going to check his.

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Re: Charcoal Canister
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2012, 06:32:54 pm »
Sorry, just to explain, it is below the coolant sphere and is connected to the canister on the other hose leading away from the engine......
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Re: Charcoal Canister
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2012, 06:34:36 pm »
Sent it to me??  :confused:

Does look damaged that  :sad1:
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Re: Charcoal Canister
« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2012, 07:15:48 pm »
Sorry Mike, I meant Matt  :ashamed:

I thought it looked damaged, unfortunately I can't tell what it is so need some advice from anyone who has a good knowledge of engines....
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