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Author:  dougies_tx5turbo [ Sun Oct 07, 2012 7:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Petrol smell jimny
2005 jimny manual 86,000kms. The missus flipped out today about a strong petrol smell coming Ito the car when I did a few inclines on a couple of ruts. When we pulled over after about 10mins of 4x4ing to check clearance that's when we noticed it was really strong.

Got home and checked where the smell is coming from, not sure if its called a charcoal canister but it looks like one, any way it was coming from there and you could see the vapours pouring out. I've got no clue what to do about it,
the only things I could think of that may caused this is:

1. no clutch fan but temp didn't go over half, I've read that jimnys usually run about a third hot.
2. Was throwing an engine light a while ago, the battery went so I recharged it and it had gone. Did a bit of reading and seen that one of the main causes of an engine light is a crank sender or the exhaust oxygen sensor, neither of these have been replaced yet.

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Author:  Scrawny [ Sun Oct 07, 2012 7:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Petrol smell jimny
There should be a hose on that to take the vapors back to the tank
Author:  christover1 [ Sun Oct 07, 2012 9:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Petrol smell jimny
Scrawn wrote:
There should be a hose on that to take the vapors back to the tank


Or to a vacuum into inlet manifold, tank one appears to be on.
Need to check plumbing with a photo from a Jimny owner
Author:  stockman [ Sun Oct 07, 2012 9:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Petrol smell jimny
If no-one helps sooner, I can check in the morning.

Why have you painted your finger nails?
Author:  christover1 [ Sun Oct 07, 2012 9:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Petrol smell jimny
It could be stuffed cannister, of course, they do die.

Check all fuel lines, too, in case a return line or other has been blocked/crushed
Author:  dougies_tx5turbo [ Sun Oct 07, 2012 9:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Petrol smell jimny
thanks for your help guys, looking through peoples build threads now to check for pictures to see what it should look like.
please any jimny m series owners could you please take a picture of yours so i can see what it looks like and please tell me where it leads to.
much appreciated Doug

thanks stockman, there my fiances lol she cant stand it when i take photos because apparently i take them crooked
Author:  dougies_tx5turbo [ Sun Oct 07, 2012 9:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Petrol smell jimny
will check in the morning as its too windy right now, over having crap in my eyes.
Author:  christover1 [ Sun Oct 07, 2012 10:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Petrol smell jimny
http://www.ehow.com/how-does_5047404_ca ... -work.html

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index ... 925AAdLC5N

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topi ... ter%20work.


It is probably the not supposed to have a pipe on it.
It appears it lets air in as fuel in tank get used.
It should not let fuel out.
Easy to replace a cannister if its stuffed.

Expansion tank (above rear guard, under filler cover on Sierras) can cause issues, too,
if it fills up and can't drain properly
Author:  Scales [ Sun Oct 07, 2012 10:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Petrol smell jimny
pretty sure that one on mine just has a hose with a u-bend in it leading to no-where... but it does re-direct the fumes down instead of up. Ill see if i can find a pic

EDIT
Found it.

Its not focusing directly on the hose you want, but its definatley the one i was thinking of, because my red-arc bracket hits it. I remember thinking "oh shit its touching that hose" but when i looked at the hose, i discovered it went no-where. So i didnt care.

Even though you cant see it, it literally just bends over and its open about 1 inch from the bend.
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Author:  dougies_tx5turbo [ Mon Oct 08, 2012 1:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Petrol smell jimny
So my problem could be a stuffed charcoal canister as a lot of fumes are coming out of the hole.
Thanks for your help and the pictures

Replaced the top cap with the top off a 2013 jimny. That should stop any unwanted dirt going in the top of the hole.
But still haven't replaced the canister yet as I can't find a new one
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