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question about a part
Hello under my hood i found some thing like a contaner with 2 pipes coming into it it's located next to a left front head light
the reasone i'm asking is because it is broken in half and dunno what it does
thank you
Last edited by ve39; 11-09-2004 at 11:39 PM.
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flavor of car???
all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it
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it's 525i 1989
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I believe it's called a "charcoal" canister. It has something to do with fuel vapor, if yours is cracked i would seriously recomment replacing it. The E34 fuel system is a closed type, and if that's cracked i believe it allows fuel vapors to enter the engine compartment. That could be bad.
1995 540iA M-Sport - 76k miles. 1 of 1 auto AW3 cars.
1995 540i/6 - Misc Parts donor for above.
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Well i took a picture it's dark and cell phone camera shitty quality
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that sorta looks like a charcoal canister in the "picture" you should be able to score a used one from someone here on the board, they generally last forever, wreck damage is what usually takes them out
all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it
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hrm 1 time out of 20 i have problem starting my car i have to hold start for like 10 sec could this thing be a problem
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slightly normal for a m20, it may need a tune up or have a vacuum leak that's not helping
all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it
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can i drive with out it for now couse i can't seems to find this part any where
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it's not needed for proper running
all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it
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