Charcoal Canister Delete?

[Mark Rosenkrantz]

You see them all of the time... I think all VWs are pzev..... At least my wife's 2009 2.5 SE is... And there is no indication of it (such as emblem, etc.).  I suspect the replacement, a 2012 GLi (on order) will also be pzev.

Mark Rosenkrantz
Typos sent from my iPad

On Jun 11, 2012, at 1:33 PM, cody at 5000tq.com wrote:

> Here in NC I have only ever seen one PZEV vehicle in the shop. I suspect I've seen many on the road (aren't all Prius's'sss' (Prii?) PZEV?) and didn't know it.
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> -Cody
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> Quoting "speedracer.mark at gmail.com" <speedracer.mark at gmail.com>:
> 
>> Mike,
>> They are separate, and PZEV is common in all states, including here in NY.
>> Generally speaking, you no longer find "49 state cars," for a variety of
>> reasons.
>> Theoretically, the carbon canister can act also as a spark arrestor, saving
>> on fire hazards. If you overfill your fuel system, they can also fill up
>> (really hard to do, but theoretically possible),  creating a fire hazard or
>> an unmetered source of raw fuel into the engine.
>> 
>> BTW, I bet the firewall on your Cessna 150 has one, albeit unpressurized and
>> open to atmosphere.
>> 
>> Mark Rosenkrantz
>> 
>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
>> 
>> -----Original message-----
>> From: Mike Arman <Armanmik at earthlink.net>
>> To: quattro at audifans.com, cody at 5000tq.com
>> Sent: Mon, Jun 11, 2012 10:17:20 EDT
>> Subject: Charcoal Canister Delete?
>> 
>>> <cody at 5000tq.com>
>> <quattro at audifans.com>
>>> Subject: Re: Charcoal Canister Delete?
>> 
>> <snip>
>> 
>>  This is why P-ZEV emission standard
>>> vehicles (primarily seen in California) have a sealed fuel tank with the
>>> pump and the fuel filter locked inside forever - the fuel vapors released
>>> during a fuel filter or fuel pump change pollute more than what's coming
>> out
>>> of the exhaust pipe.
>>> 
>>> -Cody
>> 
>> 
>> Cody,
>> 
>> 
>> Does this mean if the pump goes bad or the filter gets clogged, you have to
>> buy the *whole* sealed
>> gas tank assembly with new pump/filter/etc.? And pay for R&R the tank (which
>> is tucked and armored
>> way up above the exhaust system and rear suspension) instead of just the
>> pump or filter? and
>> probably treat the removed parts as toxic waste to be hauled off by guys in
>> moon suits (for $$$$$$
>> per gas tank) to be disposed of in some "environmentally benign" (more
>> $$$$$$$$$$$) approved way?
>> 
>> 
>> Am I reading this wrong or are those guys in CA nuts?
>> 
>> 
>> Best Regards,
>> 
>> Mike Arman
>> 90V8Q
>> 
>> 
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