I just had my first ever (lucky, I guess) "what the?" moment with KIA. My
02 Optima with 150,000 miles on it started having problems when I tried to fill the tank. Turns out the charcoal in the canister degraded & is causing back-pressure, thereby plugging the vent. Called KIA to buy a new one. Nope, your car is too old;. Probably can't get one but we will check tomorrow.
Too old for an emissions part? So, if that is true, I am supposed to through the car away because I can not make it legal without a charcoal canister? I'm really hoping the parts fellow isn't fully informed & all will be well by tomorrow. Normally I have no problem at all getting proprietary parts from KIA. Over-priced to be sure, but available.
Rich