[taszook]

went 4x4ing on sunday and when we got back to the main road the sierra was spluttering and dying, stopped and took the petrol cap off and it had a fairly big vacuum in it... drove about 10kms more and it happened again... and again and again.

so is there a petrol tank breather line somewhere? or what else would cause this? can i just put a little hole in the little white air tank thing connected to the filler neck?

[steak_knife]

The charcoal canister line may of taken a hit, of filled with water..

[taszook]

what is the charcoal canister? is that the black box thing on the firewall? i've just been looking at that but wasnt sure what it was xD kinda hard at night also, maybe continue this after work tomorrow

[steak_knife]

taszook wrote:

what is the charcoal canister? is that the black box thing on the firewall? i've just been looking at that but wasnt sure what it was xD kinda hard at night also, maybe continue this after work tomorrow

That's the one, the eng via vacuum suck the fume's of the tank though a type of filter, just another way of trying reduce the amount of shit we pump into the air..

[taszook]

it seems to have water slowly leaking from the bottom of it and i had water over the bonnet a few times so that could be my problem. thanks for advice, hopefully sort it out tomorrow

[steak_knife]

taszook wrote:

it seems to have water slowly leaking from the bottom of it and i had water over the bonnet a few times so that could be my problem. thanks for advice, hopefully sort it out tomorrow

Tis one of the reason's I'm here..

[atari4x4]

steknig wrote:

taszook wrote:

it seems to have water slowly leaking from the bottom of it and i had water over the bonnet a few times so that could be my problem. thanks for advice, hopefully sort it out tomorrow

Tis one of the reason's I'm here..

you're ace

although every time i see this thread title, i think its about sticking the vaccume cleaner in a petrol tank