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996 Charcoal Cannisters - can they be cleaned?

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YOUR RESEARCH996 Charcoal Cannisters - can they be cleaned?

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I had the same issue, strong smell of petrol when I had a full tank, but after reading some forums, I decided to start by changing the fuel filler cap and to my surprise it solved the problem.
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Checked the top of the sender unit and that was all dry so have put a replacement NRV in and will see if that helps
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I had the same issue, strong smell of petrol when I had a full tank, but after reading some forums, I decided to start by changing the fuel filler cap and to my surprise it solved the problem.
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Checked the top of the sender unit and that was all dry so have put a replacement NRV in and will see if that helps
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I had the same issue, strong smell of petrol when I had a full tank, but after reading some forums, I decided to start by changing the fuel filler cap and to my surprise it solved the problem.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Noticed recently that i'm getting the smell of fuel when the tank is full which goes away after a few miles. online research suggests it could be either the charcoal cannister or a crack in the top of the fuel sender. 2nd hand cannisters are only a few quid on ebay, but is that potentially just delaying another replacement? Wondering whether there is a way to clean or refresh the original cannister or are they effectively single use? Has anyone tried it and been successful?

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Not sure if you have already tried this. I had the same issue, strong smell of petrol when I had a full tank, but after reading some forums, I decided to start by changing the fuel filler cap and to my surprise it solved the problem.

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I did, but didn't solve it for me - its only when filled to the top.

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OK, worth a try. You've probably done this as well If you take the wheel arch lining out on the side where the fuel filler is, it exposes the cannister and also the tube that goes from the filler cap to the petrol tank. This may help your investigations.

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Hi, did you manage to solve your petrol smell issue?

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Not sure as haven’t filled it up yet. Checked the top of the sender unit and that was all dry so have put a replacement NRV in and will see if that helps

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