Charcoal Canister Delete?

[cobram at juno.com]

"Cody Forbes" <cody at 5000tq.com> writes:
> Yes, a failed pump or even a clogged fuel filter on a PZEV requires 
> replacing the entire fuel tank. It seems that for the most part it's 
> being 
> counted as a "emissions related component" and therefore under the 
> 150,000 
> mile mandatory emissions warranty. But maybe not.
> 
> -Cody

Definitely not in this case.  If the pump fails, it's not an emissions
failure, as the car has to actually fail an emissions test for it to even
be considered.  If the car isn't running, how are you going to test it? 
It's a component failure, not an emissions failure.  It's an emissions
success, dead car = zero emissions.  ;-)

I'm well versed in this thanks to Ford.  My fathers Grand Marquis had a
rattle in the cat which sounded just like a rod rap at roughly 45k miles
on the clock and about 6 months out of warranty period.  The car had no
OBD codes,  Ford would not authorize the repair unless the car failed
THEIR emissions test, which they wanted to charge $150-$200 for, if the
car passed, you owed them for the test.  I had no doubt the car would
pass a sniffer test, the honeycomb was broken but still there.  I took
care of it for the price of a gasket or two and a couple of bolts.

A friend with a VAG product which incorporates the front flex pipe with
the cat had a leak at the front flex pipe, the dealer handled it totally
differently, citing the "reject" state inspection as being "emissions",
and they changed the $1500 converter on VW's dime.  There are 2 criteria
for a car to pass state inspection here, Safety and Emissions, since it
was a leak, it was classified as "Emissions" and the dealer got VW to pay
for the repair.  

They all play games, some more than others, and the odds are always in
favor of the house when the tide takes you into the jaws of a dealership.

BCNU,
Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.