justtoofast Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Hello :-) After hours of searching this and several other forums without success I decided to open a new thread about this topic hoping to find a satisfying answer. My intention is to use the place of the stock charcoal canister for an oil catch tank. To do this I can either remove the canister entirely or relocate it. For none of those options I found a proper answer. My questions: 1) Is there a safe way of removing the canister without causing fuel smell in the garage nor causing pressure in the fuel tank (maybe putting a small filter on the end of the vacuum pipe comming from the fuel tank or relocating the vacuum pipes)? 2) Where would you relocate the canister to keep its function (I saw a picture in the US forum where somebody putted it behind the rear bumper) ? Thanks for any helpful information. Regards Stefan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Theses only 1 place you can put it mate. The bin. Best place too lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkpower Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 You don't need it. I binned mine and capped off the intake pipe hole with the lid of an aerosol can!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lude Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 much neater without it and all the un necessary piping asosiated with it (excuse spelling lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parry_10 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Im interested in this also, i have an na-tt so my canister doesnt match up with the tt engine, ive blocked off the 2 pipes that come from the engine to the cannister but apparently there is one that comes from somewhere else on a tt its at the back of the engine bay on the car not the engine, does anyone know where it is on an na? As there is nothing there thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazil Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Is there a detailed thread on the best way to get rid of the canister? images etc...? I am interested as I will be fitting a oil catch can when I get back home in March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzi Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 http://mkiv.com/tmp/no_charcoal_canister/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Toyota put it there for a reason. I'd question why the need for an oil catch tank. Are you thinking of tracking the car or is just for a bit of bling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justtoofast Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 (edited) Toyota put it there for a reason. I'd question why the need for an oil catch tank. Are you thinking of tracking the car or is just for a bit of bling? The reason is that with my current setup (single turbo) a hose connects my cam cover with the intake pipe of the airfilter. I kind of dislike that because pressure keeps pushing oil rests into the air intake...I saw some setups that have those small air filters connected on each side of the cam cover (breather kits?) though I doubt this is a long lasting method due the oil. This is the only reason why I need the space of the charcoal canister. Edited February 20, 2011 by justtoofast (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Sorry to reserect this tread but like most threads on charcoal canisters they often fail to answer the question asked. The link to the US thread on removing the canister is little help, and I have consulted this. I wish to remove the charcoal canister to free up the engine bay. I don't subscribe to blindly blanking it off. As stated Toyota put it there for a reason and I would like to know what issues may arise from venting it direct to atmosphere. I don't want to suffer fumes or the possibility of fuel coming out through the vent on the off chance of an accident. I did read awhile back, but am unable to find the thread, that a few people have used a filter/check vavle to eradicate the fume smell and possibility of fuel escaping. The issue here for me would be by installing a one way valve it would be to vent vapour from the fuel tank, which in turn would allow fuel to escape if the car over turned. The only way stop this would be to install the one way valve and one that shuts of the line if overturned? Any thought opinions or examples? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I cant stand the smell of fuel off mine so will be asking Lee to fit the canister back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I cant stand the smell of fuel off mine so will be asking Lee to fit the canister back on. As above this is one of my biggest concerns. I'm hoping there is a way to remove it but prevent the smell. Hopefully someone who has done this will be able to offer some advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai 20V Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Is the canister from the N/A and TT the same? I broke my one today, need to replace it on N/A ones for sale.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbuddy Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 i removed mine and kicked it down the street, set fire to it. and let it burn!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai 20V Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 i removed mine and kicked it down the street, set fire to it. and let it burn!! Been thinking about it.. How did you sort out the remaining piping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbuddy Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 (edited) Been thinking about it.. How did you sort out the remaining piping? Changed the engine lol. people just blank the pipe off mate. Edited January 29, 2012 by welshbuddy (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Burn it with fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai 20V Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Burn it with fire. Did you burn all the things you took out of the engine bay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 He did. They are still burning. They may never stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Did you burn all the things you took out of the engine bay? Only the totally useless stuff like the charcoal canister lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai 20V Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Only the totally useless stuff like the charcoal canister lol. I don't think its so useless Hodge, I was dying with the fumes in the car this morning.. 1 deg and I had the windows open driving to work.. One of the attachements on the canister is broken so the pipe from the fuel tank is open at the moment. Can I T-piece it into one of the other pipes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I don't think its so useless Hodge, I was dying with the fumes in the car this morning.. 1 deg and I had the windows open driving to work.. One of the attachements on the canister is broken so the pipe from the fuel tank is open at the moment. Can I T-piece it into one of the other pipes? You could smell it cos it was at the top of the engine, just bend the pipe down under the car and vent it down there and you won't smell a thing. And what were you doing with your window open in January it's bloody freezing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai 20V Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 You could smell it cos it was at the top of the engine, just bend the pipe down under the car and vent it down there and you won't smell a thing. And what were you doing with your window open in January it's bloody freezing Thanks Hodge... I was getting high with the petrol fumes, so had to open the windows... Freezing is an understatement, was 1deg this morning, later this week minimum is going down to -4deg... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David P Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) Unless you want to convert your Supra into a Molotov cocktail............. http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?203434-charcoal-canistr-removal/page2&p=2942339&highlight=charcoal%20canister%20removal#post2942339 Edited January 30, 2012 by David P (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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