Are clogged charcoal canisters related to cracked fuel pump covers?

Possibly. I just swapped in a new charcoal canister today and it has one open vent/outlet at the top that nothing connects to.

I replaced due to the same problem of having to add gas slowly. Not 100% sure it will fix it, but they are a maintenance item either way.

Install was a bit of a chore. I had the rear bumper off already doing headers and exhaust, plus had the rear wheel liner and tail lights out. I did leave the rear grille in but I'm not sure removing it would allow enough room to remove the canister without the bumper coming off. If you've deleted the AIR pump in might be easier.

It will be a week or so before I know if it worked. I hit a snag with the alternator tensioner bolt/pin breaking off during the header install. I think they were cross threaded by a previous owner and my work finished them off, so car is down until I get more parts.

 

It wouldn't go that way on mine. There was a small triangulating brace piece under the canister that can't be removed that was blocking it by a tiny bit. If you undo the air pump hose/hard pipe connection so that you can remove air pump body, that might allow you to remove without taking the grille off.

 

replacing the canister is an expensive way to deal with this issue. Aldous Voice posted an article on replacing the charcoal inside the canister many years ago, way cheaper and not too complex to perform https://aldousvoice.com/2012/09/04/ferrari-360-fuel-evaporation-system/

 

How much do the canisters cost?

 

~$260. I know it's a pretty simple contraption, just not worth the trouble for that price imo.

 

Is this specifically for 360's (seeing Aldous article only speaks of 360's) or also for the F430? mine is a lil ***** to fill everytime, clicking every 4 or 5 liters, and having to go again, and it makes me wonder is it actually full after so many times, or is it still to be filled, as i dont want to overfill it.... (last time before parking her up for winter i had to click the pump more than 10x to get to a full tank...

 

NEVER EVER EVER fill up a 430 to the top. This was my practice and must have been the previous owner's SOP.

Cost me a couple of grand because the 430 is more than just a canister and some check valves, there is an expensive diagnostics pump as well. The good thing is that generally, it will throw a CEL if the canister is messed up on the 430.

 

I have a 2009, so the updated fuel pumps so I don't think that is an issue, but when you overfill a 430, some fuel can leak into the canister turning the charcoal to goo over time, this can cause it to clog and mess up the check valves and diagnostics pump for the system requiring the entire system to be replaced.

 

So which company is going to be the first to come up with a lightweight CF charcoal canister with a serviceable element?

 

You can cut the canister in half and replace the gummed-up old charcoal with the stuff used for aquariums and air filters.

 

mine is a 2009 so also with the updated fuel pumps, and i never want to go al the way full like on my normal cars, when the pump shuts of you click it another 5 times orso, on the F430 i wudnt do that, but issue is it already clicks at like 5L with an empty tank, so made me think could it be the canister on our car....

 

I go down to 1/4 tank, then fill to 3/4 every time I get gas. I never ever fill it up. With that said I get the clicking while pumping gas to

 

You have been spending again !! Must put a note on my calendar.

 

I've been battling an issue with my mid-90's Landcruiser where it boils the gas when I go from lower elevation to higher elevation, and if I get on an incline it will spill heavily out from around the gas cap. Replacing the charcoal filter did nothing to fix it, and the only thing that has worked is ethanol-free gas. I have zero problems when using ethanol-free gas. No excess pressure when taking the cap off and no spilling out of the filler neck on steep inclines. I could potentially still have a problem elsewhere, but my thinking is that some older EVAP systems can't handle the amount of ethanol in the gas these days.

 

He explains that the charcoal can be changed out, but how the heck do you close it back up once you have cut it open?

 

Someone mentioned in another thread about charcoal canisters that the EVAP system is from a 90s model GM Car, but failed to offer exactly what vehicle. I have searched on google to try to find one that has the correct ports but cannot find the exact one. Wondering if you could just tee a few of the lines together?

 

Epoxy. You can have my old one for the cost of shipping if you want to experiment on it. If yours happens to be a '99 I think it's a different part though.

Probably. I did a reverse image search and some Cadillac/Oldsmobile ones look close, but appear to be missing a vent. I'm using a Pontiac one on my Landcruiser, but the hoses have no fittings and connect directly to the barbs. I'm not sure how universal the factory Ferrari fittings are, but the hoses don't have much slack, and you'll need to fab a bracket.

 

I have the same problem. I just bought one works great and is universal called "Vapor Trapper". Very good quality also the charcoal medium is also replaceable as well. I highly recommend this! Hope this helps If ya'll are interested you can check out www.vaportrapper.com

 

I used JB Weld while replacing charcoal in mine back in 2015, no issues since - it's probably due for another replacement
Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

haha hey guys i wonder if anyones ever thought of making a metal charcoal cylinder that you can service

nah probably not. if they had im sure they’d mention it and maybe like create a few other accounts to promote it too

 

I don't think anything like that exists. If it does, I certainly haven't heard about it several times from random accounts that just appeared. If only someone could post up a website where things like this could be purchased, I'd probably become a believer.