Subject: Jaguar Gasoline Odor
Shel writes...
>Folks-
>
>I asked about the Jaguar Gasoline Odor question on another network, and got
>this reply from a genuine Jaguar mechanic ...
>
>[Informative article deleted...]
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>In the case of both vehicles the check valve must be in the system, don't
>remove it! This valve prevents the gas from evaporating into the
>atmosphere. Its removal also may overload the charcoal cannister which may
>cause running problems for the petrol injection system (EFI).
As far as I can tell the only problems with a saturated cannister apart
from the environmental ones is that an EFI car may run a little rich
for a few minutes after start up. Actually the cannister has a "purge
valve" that has been callibrated to open at a certain manifold vacuum
this pressure is achieved only at certain revs. So the running problems are
likely to be a rich mix for approx 30 seconds some time after start-up
once you exceed the required revs. Not a big problem for your engine,
the environment (as has been pointed out) is another matter :-)
Regards Scott.
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Joy is a Jaguar XJ6 with a flat battery, a blown oil seal and an unsympathetic
wife, 9km outside of a small remote town, 3:15am on a cold wet winters morning.
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