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Old 04-04-2009 | 03:37 PM
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Carbon Canister

ok, the carbon canister, the mysterious black box in the front of the engine bay, just right of the radiator...

*what is its purpose?

*can it be removed?

*how will its removal effect my cars performance?


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Old 04-04-2009 | 04:02 PM
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its pretty self explanatory if you look atit hard enough and think about its name. first off its name,charcoal canister. what is charcoal used for? filtration. what is this hooked up to? Vac lines and a vent line. so its obvious that its to keep fumes out of the engine bay really. thats it. otherwise the car cabin CAN start to smell like exhaust or gasoline. now thinking about its purpose... do you think it can be removed? do you think it will effect its performance? idk why i help you still....


also, this could have EASILY been figure out by searching
Old 04-04-2009 | 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by snwbrderphat540
its pretty self explanatory if you look atit hard enough and think about its name. first off its name,charcoal canister. what is charcoal used for? filtration. what is this hooked up to? Vac lines and a vent line. so its obvious that its to keep fumes out of the engine bay really. thats it. otherwise the car cabin CAN start to smell like exhaust or gasoline. now thinking about its purpose... do you think it can be removed? do you think it will effect its performance? idk why i help you still....


also, this could have EASILY been figure out by searching
search and see if it can be figured out by a search, and its called a carbon canister bra...
Old 04-04-2009 | 04:22 PM
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its either or, you do know charcoal is a carbon right?
Old 04-04-2009 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by snwbrderphat540
its either or, you do know charcoal is a carbon right?
no way!!!! BIG C on the periodic table is one of the elements of charcoal!?!?!?!
Old 04-04-2009 | 06:12 PM
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Old 11-24-2009 | 07:39 PM
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this is from my understanding feel free to correct me but this is from personal exp:

you have a line coming from your gas tank that goes to it, then it filters the vapors from the gas tank and then "purges" those vapors into your intake to be burned. if you remove it you NEED to cap off the gas tank line and relieve pressure every once in a while by pulling the cap off or when you open your gas cap it will release the pressure, and trust me it builds up pressure. then you need to follow the vacuum lines to your intake, one goes to the throttle body on the bottom, and the other (it dark out right now and this is off the memory of having my turbo zx for a week) goes to the intake tube that goes to the turbo, plug those 2 lines and everything should be golden. i never had any issues in my miata taking out my canister, and when i get my zxt running right i dont expect any problems. the only reason i think cars have the canister is for emissions. the fumes that come from the gas tank are harmful to the o-zone laddy da so if you live somewhere with emmission i would leave the canister in with the lines or you might, idk i live in wyo with no emmisions testing, fail an emmissions test. good luck
Old 11-24-2009 | 09:13 PM
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From my understanding, this thread is from April.

And for the record, both "carbon canister" and "charcoal canister" are correct, but carbon, in itself, does not filter odors... charcoal (a carbon compound) is used for filtration because it is absorbent.
Old 11-25-2009 | 04:50 AM
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Does the canister, or the carbon/charcoal inside, need to be replaced at certain intervals?
Old 11-27-2009 | 12:38 PM
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i think i heard somewhere it does, but not for a long long time. i wouldnt worry about replacing it.
Old 11-29-2009 | 09:36 AM
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The owners, haynes, chilton, and factory service manual all say the filter in the bottom can be replaced. I don't remember the intervals on it and I don't know where you can buy one.
Old 11-30-2009 | 08:13 AM
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The FSM says 30000 miles or 24 months.
Old 11-30-2009 | 05:52 PM
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my manual says take it out
Old 11-30-2009 | 07:15 PM
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