guys i have a a problem, it was throwing a CEL 90,
well i took it to the dealer and today they called me and said my charcoal canister was totally clogged. can someone explain to me what the charcoal canister does and how it could get so clogged, the car is a 98GSR w/ I/H/E. and they said itll cost like $600 to replace and fix!

TIA

 

charcoal canister? last time i checked my car was not a grill. wtf is a charcoal canister? are you sure you heard them right?

 

yep its the can on the left of the intake manifold. It has these red sorta cloth like lines that go in there. I belive it for emmisions. Im not sure how much to get that replaced put check out http://www.acuraautomotiveparts.com im sure its way less.....they trying to rip you a new one.

 

I was told it takes back any unburnt fuel/fuel vapors from the combustion cycle, instead of just dumping it out the exhaust. it keeps your car smoggable.

 

sounds like they should at least though in some lube before they f#$% you like that

all it does is absorb gas vapors.... you can take it out completely and you car will still run fine

 

!@##$@#$@ damnit! well i already told them to do it, fing!!!!! i dont think my mom would like the idea of not having the car run "right" =/ well im finally moving out and off to college. do you think i could have done it myself if i bought the parts? id much rather have done it myself.

FYI:im not the rich kid that gets the shops to do everything, ive spent wayyyy too much time and lotsa blood tryin to mod/fix my car.

 

Ouch!!! $600 huh?

so thats like $480 in labor since the parts like $120? ouch..
I'm not at my car right now.. but from what I can remember (memory).. its just a canistor that has some tubes running in it.. and probably has some brackets or mounts bolted down like the fuel filter.. so install would probably be to maybe purge/relieve pressure from the system (if its under pressure.. not sure), disconnect the lines, unbolt the canister, bolt on the new.. and reconnect the lines...
http://www.acuraautomotiveparts.net/...L+LINE+%283%29

9871 009 1 CANISTER ASSY. 152.34 121.87

EDIT: maybe thier replacing that valve too?..

10934 011 1 VALVE 111.91 89.54


[Modified by GSRaCeRbOI, 6:17 PM 7/22/2002]

 

Hahahahaah. You're gettin rammed. I accidently broke mine and i just ripped it out. Yeah you can take it out and the car will run fine. Been doing it for like 4 months. Hmmmm if you spent 70 bucks on a Helms, you coulda saved yourself 600 bucks. Damn.

 

Acura replaced mine under warranty last summer because I would smell gas after I drove my car for a bit on a hot day. It wasn't a big deal at all and the car has pretty much always done it, but I mentioned it to them and they fixed it. It's now a year and 25k miles later and I'm smelling it again. I get fine gas mileage, so I know my car isn't leaking gas or anything.

My 1973 VW Bug also had a charcoal cannister and the same problem (it was much more noticable though), but it wasn't a big deal either. All the cannister does is absorb the gas smell, afaik. But, my Teg is 24 years newer and made by a different company, so maybe the cannister does more on a Teg. My car runs just fine though.

 

i had the same issue, except mine was 300 to replace and install...this is back in the day when i paid everyone to do everything to my car and didnt use helms

 

Shitty for you man. The fuel cap has a back-up vent in case of the that anyway. I wonder why it triggered a code though because I have seen a few people run without one. From what I remember It is just vacuum lines that go to it, you could probably of used one off another car (scrapyard).

 

i know i woulda done it myself, but im not gunna be home for awhile so i just said fawk it do it. god i hope my bro doesnt trash the car while im away.

 

no reason its throwing a code, no electrical connected to it.
just to lines from the intake mani, and a open line at the bottom that lets the vapors out, one other that goes under the car somewhere, not sure where ill follow it tonight to see whats up with it.

 

whoa hey, i thought this thread was dead, any extra advice is greatly appreciated!