sbushby

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Hi all,
Wondering if taking the carbon/emisions canister is easy to do. Ive damaged mine and have read somewehere these can be taken out?

I have 2 hoses to top and one at bottom. Couldnt see where bottom one goes so if can deleted does this all need connecting?

Sorry for all the questions, but I couldnt find a thread with enough information.

thanks

FMJ

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To remove the fuel breather:

Right, there are two vents on top of the tank. These both have rollover valves which prevent leaks if the car tips.These two vents go into one pipe and then travel down the nearside sill under the carpet alongside the supply and return line.

In the engine bay the vent pipe goes under the inlet and into the charcoal canister. The charcoal canister has three outlets.One to the pressure switching valve on the offside suspension turret and is branched to the inlet pipe post MAF. One to the purge valve on the rear of the inlet manifold which then is connected to the throttle body. The third outlet is underneath the canister and vents to atmosphere.

To properly delete:

1. Vent the tank vents to atmosphere. You don't want to block them as it will prevent excess pressure getting out which will annoy you when filling with fuel. You can either vent to atmosphere under the bonnet or even better back near the tank. I binned the metal hard line that runs back to front along the sill and vented to atmosphere just in front of the tank. However binning this pipe involves taking up carpet and trim etc inside. You can just disconnect and leave the pipe.

2. Bin the canister.

3. Bin the under manifold pipe. (Optional and can only be done with taking the inlet off)

4. Block/blank the hole in the underside of the inlet pipe post MAF.

5. Remove the pipe from the pressure switching valve and blank off or remove the T piece.

6. Blank the throttle body nipple.

7. Leave the purge valve connected electronically to prevent a CEL light but loop a small pipe over the two nipples on it to prevent dirt getting in it.

The system is now fully deleted and you have no leaks.

If you simply VTA the breather line you will end up with all those pointless bits in your engine bay. Please note this is how it works on classics (MY00) it may be different on later models with the canister near the tank.

sbushby

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Awesome explanation, thank you so much.