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Title: Whats this pipe that just broke off in my engine bay!
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What is this pipe. I literally just touched it and it snapped. the plastic thing the that the rubber pipe goes onto just snapped. What's it for and what's it going into?
Title: Re: Whats this pipe that just broke off in my engine bay!
Post by: slix on November 11, 2016, 08:38:34 pm: That's from the charcoal canister.

You might get an evap error code but won't affect the car to drive. These pipes often break.
Title: Re: Whats this pipe that just broke off in my engine bay!
Post by: Skilgannon on November 11, 2016, 08:45:13 pm: Quote from: slix on November 11, 2016, 08:38:34 pm
That's from the charcoal canister.

You might get an evap error code but won't affect the car to drive. These pipes often break.

Would i need to replace the unit now as i can't reattach the pipe as the plastic thingy is broken?
is it safe do drive with this off?
Title: Re: Whats this pipe that just broke off in my engine bay!
Post by: K9 on November 11, 2016, 08:53:00 pm: Quote from: Skilgannon on November 11, 2016, 08:45:13 pm
Quote from: slix on November 11, 2016, 08:38:34 pm
That's from the charcoal canister.

You might get an evap error code but won't affect the car to drive. These pipes often break.

Would i need to replace the unit now as i can't reattach the pipe as the plastic thingy is broken?
is it safe do drive with this off?
that's just for emission. Cleaning i guess.
Title: Re: Whats this pipe that just broke off in my engine bay!
Post by: slix on November 11, 2016, 08:57:26 pm: Quote from: Skilgannon on November 11, 2016, 08:45:13 pm
Quote from: slix on November 11, 2016, 08:38:34 pm
That's from the charcoal canister.

You might get an evap error code but won't affect the car to drive. These pipes often break.

Would i need to replace the unit now as i can't reattach the pipe as the plastic thingy is broken?
is it safe do drive with this off?

Yeah fine to drive. I had a fault code from this for months lol
Title: Re: Whats this pipe that just broke off in my engine bay!
Post by: flashp on November 13, 2016, 10:53:37 am: I replaced mine for £9.90+vat from TPS. :happy2:
Title: Re: Whats this pipe that just broke off in my engine bay!
Post by: pudding on November 14, 2016, 12:59:55 pm: Just to clarify, that's for the pipe :smiley: The charcoal canister itself is a whole bunch more cash!

Same thing happened on mine but the previous ~~bodger~~owner just glued it back on, which inevitably broke off again as soon as I breathed on it.