What Is This?

[matthew0786]

Can anyone tell me what this thing is in the picture (circled in red) and what it is connected to (circled in yellow)?

My mate's Automatic Skyline doesnt have that.

I want to mount my Oil catch can somewhere and i see most ppl mount theres in that position. Can someone tell me what it does or if it is needed anyways?

Thanks

[manage13]

I'm not a 100% sure!

But I'm taking a wild guess here....could it be a charcoal canister???

[matthew0786]

does ur skyline have that?

will i need it?

[sl33ek]

I think every skyline has one I know mine does. I got a bigger one that standard, and its been relocated to near the firewall I dont know why

[SLIPPERY]

but isnt the yellow circled object the charcoal canister??

its for emissions 'theevilworld'..i think it neutralises fuel vapours and carbon monoxide? that leak out during the combustive process. the epa and pits wouldnt be too happy if you removed the pollution gear out of the car

someone explain further

[manage13]

but isnt the yellow circled object the charcoal canister??

That's what I was referring to.

I have no idea what the red one is. :confused:

[Craved]

they both look like charcoal canisters.. no idea why you would need 2 though. i've never seen an R33 with 2 canisters.

strange

[rd-runr]

I've don't have what you've circled red (R33 series1) but yellow yes.

I read somewhere that the yellow is to catch fuel vapours when the engine is turned off.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[mass_iv]

yeh same with me, i dont have that red circled object.. but i do have the yellow one <_<

[leech_]

carbon canister i thought most people have them there

[Abo Bob]

Haven't you got a better pic of the red one?

[pshht]

I have both, might be a difference between the series 1 and 2..i took a close up of the one that was circled in red.

[Mr Italy!]

I've only got one, the one that is located closest to the front.

Same with my mates 93 GTST.

[Abo Bob]

Well there you go it really is another charcoal canister.

[sl33ek]

if you remove the charcoal can your car will smell like petrol fumes

[markimak]

dual stage charcoal canister.. on older cars u replace ur charcoal canister wonder if it was re routed to the one in the back and lefted the stock one during compliance. may need it dropping from magic RON105 to RON98

[Craved]

yeah its just doubling up.

all r33's ive seen just have the front most hose going straight down to the tank breather hose to the left.

if you dont want in just use a bit of hose in an L shape to remove the 2nd canister from the exquation.

[mjfawke]

I think the dead giveaway is the 'made in australia' on the rear charcoal canister.

If the stock canister wasn't considered suitable, it should have been replaced rather than plumbing a second canister inline. Not too sure I'd like a charcoal canister with petrol fumes in it sitting next to my turbo...

Edited February 28, 2006 by mjfawke

[funkymonkey]

On R33's most compliance shops remove the japanese one and fit an ADR approved one in its place (which is larger than the japanese one). In this case it seems they've piggybacked it.

2 charcoal canisters are better than 1 I guess but I dunno about their placement

[matthew0786]

yeah its just doubling up.

all r33's ive seen just have the front most hose going straight down to the tank breather hose to the left.

if you dont want in just use a bit of hose in an L shape to remove the 2nd canister from the exquation.

the 2nd canister u mentioned, are you referring to the one near the turbo or the one closest to the radiator?

if you were referring to that one closest to the turbo, so basically what you have mentioned is that i just have to cut the hoses going to the caniseter next to the turbo and join them or something like that thus removing that 2nd canister for good. ? any help would be appreciated.