i have a problem where gas is leaking from the vapor canister onto the ground and i need to know what i should do to fix it
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18 years ago
88 chevy cavelier
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18 years ago
Your charcoal canister has a vented bottom, so when it gets saturated with fuel, it will drip out. This isn't supposed to happen, but I mention that to explain that the system is not sealed.
Either your canister is oversaturated from age, it has lost it's carbon granules, there is a problem with overfueling, or a possible restriction in one or more components.
The vacuum source to the canister is ported off of the throttle body, so if your injector is leaking with engine off or severely overfueling, that fuel could find it's way to the canister via the purge hose. A more unlikely cause could be a restricton in the fuel tank vent, where the tank could collapse slightly from purge vacuum, then rebound and suck excess vapors back into the canister through the throttle body.
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