16V WONT START canister solenoid drive

1. deks36 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2008 Herne Bay. Kent Posts: 3881 Peugeot 307, Nissan Juke, 206 Grand tourisme

   #1 2nd February 2010, 18:01

   Had it diagnosed comes up with code 0550 canister solenoid drive
   neither i or mate who did diagnose have a clue what this is anyone shed some light for me
2. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

   #2 2nd February 2010, 18:13

   Ecu fault ?
   
   I would guess the cannister is the 'thing' in the drivers side arch
3. miamibluebaby Established Member Joined: May 2009 Ellesmere (Shropshire) Posts: 1044 superchared 106 gti

   #3 2nd February 2010, 18:16

   only thing i can think of involving the word canister as raunchz has said is the carbon canister in drivers arch?? cant see how that would effect it though??
4. deks36 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2008 Herne Bay. Kent Posts: 3881 Peugeot 307, Nissan Juke, 206 Grand tourisme

   #4 2nd February 2010, 18:54

   thats what i thought but that shouldnt stop it starting
   fault also open cicuit permanant grounding
5. Shamone Newbie Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 5

   #5 7th February 2010, 17:02

   I think the solenoid is on the fuel rail. It might be on the plenum. Its job is to capture and release residual fuel vapour when the engine is switched off. This is then fed into that canister that is inside the driver's wheelarch.
   
   The canister is full of carbon and this absorbs the fuel vapour, presumably to stop the car smelling of fuel and also reduce the risk of the fuel ending up somewhere it shouldn't like a hot manifold or somethng. Vapours are a lot more explosive than liquid petrol.
   
   Locate the rubber pipe that leads to the inner wing and trace it back to the solenoid.
   
   Also search this site for 'wiring diagrams' to check the number of wires and their colours.
   
   Hope you have an easy fix.