fuel tank vent / breather question

[1Gina2G]

The charcoal / emissions canister has been deleted from my car, but the hardline that used to go to it, which is the fuel tank vent, still has this small plastic piece hose clamped to the tip of the hardline, I don't think it's a breather, but I'm not sure what it is, it looks like what used to be there for the canister, right next to the hardline for the fuel filter.

Should I take it off to vent better? Still not sure what a breather is or if I can buy one at a car parts store?

I'll post a pic on here later today to show the weird plastic piece I'm talking about.

[Swarley815]

A "breather" is a small filter that you can get at just about any parts store. From what i have read you should def vent your fuel tank just not in the engine bay for safety reasons. Also there is no real gain to getting rid of the charcoal canister so it might be easier to just replace it with one from a donor car.

[9!'clipseDOHC]

If the 2g setup is the same as the 1g, then that hard plastic piece is a check valve for the vent/emissions system. No one has come up with a perfect system for the fuel tank vent line with a removed charcoal canister/vacuum source. Most people, myself included, just route that line out of the engine bay and leave it at that.

[1Gina2G]

Originally Posted by 9!'clipseDOHC

If the 2g setup is the same as the 1g, then that hard plastic piece is a check valve for the vent/emissions system. No one has come up with a perfect system for the fuel tank vent line with a removed charcoal canister/vacuum source. Most people, myself included, just route that line out of the engine bay and leave it at that.

This is also something I was wondering about, so some people just bend the hardline back, under the car? Just to get it out of the engine bay? Doesn't seem like it would really get in the way of anything, just seems the canister just gets in the way so I'd rather just leave it out.

Does anybody know if I need a different intake pipe if you don't have a canister?? Since a tube leads from the canister to the turbo's intake pipe??

[ed1380]

Just plug intake pipe when the charcoal canister connected.

[9!'clipseDOHC]

Originally Posted by 1Gina2G

This is also something I was wondering about, so some people just bend the hardline back, under the car? Just to get it out of the engine bay? Doesn't seem like it would really get in the way of anything, just seems the canister just gets in the way so I'd rather just leave it out.

Does anybody know if I need a different intake pipe if you don't have a canister?? Since a tube leads from the canister to the turbo's intake pipe??

On mine I just added another vacuum line to route the vent line out by the passenger wheel. It's just to keep any fumes from the tank from filling up the engine bay or making their way into the cab. As stated just cap that line on your intake pipe.

[1Gina2G]

Originally Posted by ed1380

Just plug intake pipe when the charcoal canister connected.

I think you meant to say, with the canistaer disconnected correct?

Should rubber hose caps be fine for the intake pipe?