Blocking off the evap canister pipe

[thai-wronghorse]

Mine is just hanging down in the void where the canister used to be clipped to the plastic bracket.  I snapped the inlet off thecanister on removal so its still on the end of the hose albeit with a tiny bit of gauze over the end just to help stop too much crap going up inside it as its obviously pointing down near the road.

[Khare]

Cool, will find something to cover it to stop stuff going in (but fumes out).

[Len]

Is there actually any benefit in doing this?

[thai-wronghorse]

Yeah you ditch all the useless emissions crap from the bay which is well past its efficient best anyway.  You also have a quieter bay due to the loss of the annoying tapping that is created by the purge valve.  Some people have also commented  that their carbon  canisters also made unwanted noises.

[javalin]

Out of interest this is the code I get - AGG engine with Simos ECU

01247 - Activated Charcoal Filter (EVAP) System Solenoid Valve 1 (N80)
            30-00 - Open or Short to Plus

This is the code I got leading to the removal of the evap value:

00537 - Lambda (Oxygen Sensor) Regulation
            19-10 - Lower Limit - Intermittent

[javalin]

This is how I did mine.  Not tested yet but should be fine.  Did the other end (to the canister) the same way, so the valve is completely disconnected pipe-wise.

http://javalins.wordpress.com/2013/01/06/evap-pipe-plug/