Toyota is recalling 2,867,816 vehicles worldwide for a potential problem with the fuel system charcoal canister evaporative emissions control unit and a further 1,433,988 vehicles to check a side ...

Part of the car’s emissions controls, this charcoal-filled canister’s job is to absorb fuel vapor that would otherwise vent out to the atmosphere, causing pollution. Vapors trapped by the charcoal are ...

Gasoline fumes contain a variety of hydrocarbons that constantly evaporate from the engine and fuel tank into the atmosphere. If the fuel is in the atmosphere, it can cause pollution, even if the ...

In the charcoal canister, the purge valve is the opening that releases fuel vapors that were absorbed by the charcoal back into the engine for combustion. A failed purge valve is one of many causes ...