WTF is that?!

ok...93 vr4...theres 2 connected metal cylinders in front of my front passenger tire....about 2in in diameter and 7 in long each. had to take the front active dam off to see them.

Im curious what they are becasue i think i need to replace them, as they are extremely rusted and it looks like the connecting pipe will break soon.

i can post pics tomarrow if no one knows what im talkin about.

Off the top of my head I can't think of what they are. Pics would help.

ok...93 vr4...theres 2 connected metal cylinders in front of my front passenger tire....about 2in in diameter and 7 in long each. had to take the front active dam off to see them.

Im curious what they are becasue i think i need to replace them, as they are extremely rusted and it looks like the connecting pipe will break soon.

i can post pics tomarrow if no one knows what im talkin about.

i assume you mean in front of your FRONT passenger tire?

i can't think of what it is. it MIGHT be the A/C dryer cylinder, but pics would help.

Looks like a coffee can??? Its your vac canister. They all look rusty.

Looks like a coffee can??? Its your vac canister. They all look rusty.


Yup

and what's the purpose of the vac canister? for what does it supply vacuum?

and what's the purpose of the vac canister? for what does it supply vacuum?


also known as the evaporation canister, it is really used for emissions purposes. Of course i took mine out a long time ago.

Assuming you are referring to that, the only other thing that is over on that side of the car is the ABS system.

i assume you mean in front of your FRONT passenger tire?

lol...isnt that what i said?

anyways, thanks for the info guys!

cmon. i'm just trying to clarify. you said "in front of my passenger tire." but there are 2 passenger side tires. one in the front, one in the rear. :p

dude...i said "in front of my front passenger tire"...its even in your quote from me haha. anyways, heres a pic.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/2257000-2257999/2257593_9_full.jpg

i was a little off on the length...its more like a foot long

Hotshot, when you took yours out, did you get any gas smell?
Also where did you route the line from the gas tank, just out under the car?
Any issues with the gas tank being under presure?

dude...i said "in front of my front passenger tire"...its even in your quote from me haha. anyways, heres a pic.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/2257000-2257999/2257593_9_full.jpg

i was a little off on the length...its more like a foot long

i'm a retard.

but in my small defense, that original post was made at 2 in the morning. and i'm retarded for not going to bed at a decent hour...:banghead:

also known as the evaporation canister, it is really used for emissions purposes. Of course i took mine out a long time ago.

Assuming you are referring to that, the only other thing that is over on that side of the car is the ABS system.


You are talking about something for emissions, what he is talking about is the VAC resivior. The virtacal cylinder in the engine bay under the fuse/relay box is the evaporation canister.

The Vacume resivior only came on factory TT models, which is probably why you dont know about it. It works like the brake booster but for everything else that needs vacume(mainly the clutch). NA cars dont need this because they never go into positive presure.

alright, sweet. So, if it rusts through ill lose my vac. Nice to know, lol. Thanks for the info guys!

You are talking about something for emissions, what he is talking about is the VAC resivior. The virtacal cylinder in the engine bay under the fuse/relay box is the evaporation canister.

The Vacume resivior only came on factory TT models, which is probably why you dont know about it. It works like the brake booster but for everything else that needs vacume(mainly the clutch). NA cars dont need this because they never go into positive presure.


you must be then referring to the canister that connects to the stock intake pipes then?

Hotshot, when you took yours out, did you get any gas smell?
Also where did you route the line from the gas tank, just out under the car?
Any issues with the gas tank being under presure?


i dont have a gas smell. I just pulled all the lines out and plugged up the throttle body with a vacuum cap.

Im talking about the thing in the picture above. It has a hardline that runs right next to the battery and goes back to the firewall. From there it goes over to the clutch and near the brake booster. But I havent seen one in a couple years, so I dont remember exactly what it connects to on the engine.