Charcoal canister

1. user_64763 Established Member Joined: Jun 2013 York Posts: 2134 Citroen Saxo VTR (2001)

   #1 11th September 2014, 22:35

   I'm looking at removing my charcoal canister, save a few grams of weight haha but it'll also get rid of some piping in the engine bay to keep it simple and my cars bogging down when accelerating on about half throttle, I replaced a few breather pipes with some blue tube I had in the garage, and it's better but still does it sometimes and I think it's generally being more of a pain than good.
   
   Any running issues without it? Anything I should know? What about the plug that goes into the EGR valve etc?
   
   
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2. Pricklep Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5

   #2 11th September 2014, 22:53

   removing it will add 10bhp.
3. Mi5terSIR Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2014 Valley boy me.... Posts: 205 saxo vtr 1.4, xsara was my last car

   #3 11th September 2014, 22:54

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Prickle removing it will add 10bhp.

   in a small way i hope your serious haha

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4. user_64763 Established Member Joined: Jun 2013 York Posts: 2134 Citroen Saxo VTR (2001)

   #4 12th September 2014, 07:54

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Prickle removing it will add 10bhp.

   
   I heard it was 15bhp? Don't tell me I've been lied too?!
   
   
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5. josh11490 Established Member Joined: Sep 2011 Ebbw Vale Posts: 1180 Clio 182 Daily, 106 GTi Track Project

   #5 12th September 2014, 18:26

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Prickle removing it will add 10bhp.

   
   Rolling road proved it give me a gain off 12bhp
6. user_64763 Established Member Joined: Jun 2013 York Posts: 2134 Citroen Saxo VTR (2001)

   #6 12th September 2014, 22:44

   Anyway, any actual answers?
   
   
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7. Pricklep Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5

   #7 13th September 2014, 00:14

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Mi5terSIR in a small way i hope your serious haha

   I might be... but i might not be.
   
   

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by josh11490 Rolling road proved it give me a gain off 12bhp

   Well there you go MisterSIR.
   
   I'd be dubious.. no print out or out like. Guess we could take his word for it.
8. Mi5terSIR Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2014 Valley boy me.... Posts: 205 saxo vtr 1.4, xsara was my last car

   #8 13th September 2014, 01:13

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Prickle I might be... but i might not be. Well there you go MisterSIR. I'd be dubious.. no print out or out like. Guess we could take his word for it.

   of course its not bloody true, im not that dull haha, just wishing lads
9. Mi5terSIR Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2014 Valley boy me.... Posts: 205 saxo vtr 1.4, xsara was my last car

   #9 13th September 2014, 01:16

   there shouldn't be any running issues without the charcoal canister, from what i know, cap off the pipes and whatnot, and listen to it clang as you throw it in the bin lol
10. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

    #10 13th September 2014, 01:39

    You don't want to cap off the pipes otherwise the tank can't vent properly
    
    
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11. user_64763 Established Member Joined: Jun 2013 York Posts: 2134 Citroen Saxo VTR (2001)

    #11 13th September 2014, 08:38

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Gandi699 You don't want to cap off the pipes otherwise the tank can't vent properly Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

    
    I know not to cap off the pipes, was thinking of sticking a little breather filter on the end of the pipe from the tank but then just get rid of the rest of the pipes? Then what about the EGR valve?
    
    
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12. oxass Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 215

    #12 13th September 2014, 08:52

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jbrady72 I know not to cap off the pipes, was thinking of sticking a little breather filter on the end of the pipe from the tank but then just get rid of the rest of the pipes? Then what about the EGR valve? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

    If the pipes are disconted from the egr valve the ecm will throw a fault code and trip your management light.
13. Pricklep Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5

    #13 13th September 2014, 17:32

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Mi5terSIR of course its not bloody true, im not that dull haha, just wishing lads

    Pmsl.
    
    Op just leave it on fella... no point in removing it
14. Jigs2895 Established Member Joined: Jan 2013 Portsmouth Posts: 1335 1997 Mk1 VTS

    #14 13th September 2014, 20:51

    Leave it be, it's there for a reason.