tlzorro Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 I have a po441 error code and I am looking for my charcoal canister. the book says right front corner of engine compartment. Not there. Later models behind right rear wheel. nope. any help would be appreciated. also my purge flow valve/solenoid which I might have located near left rear wheel has no electric wires to it? any insight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 The canister is rectangular I believe. Maybe your's is missing, that would certainly trigger the error code! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwatt Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 I have a po441 error code and I am looking for my charcoal canister. the book says right front corner of engine compartment. Not there. Later models behind right rear wheel. nope. any help would be appreciated. also my purge flow valve/solenoid which I might have located near left rear wheel has no electric wires to it? any insight? Canister should be located at passenger-side rear corner of vehicle, approx 1 foot forward of the bumper. It's mounted rather high up ---you really need to crawl under the vehicle at the right rear corner and look up to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Ive got a 97 Outback and I cant find mine either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a97obw Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I think the "canister" you are looking for is, as they state, in the front passenger side of the engine compartment accessible from the top of the engine bay. It has 2 vacuum lines of different size going to it. As for that solenoid, I'm pretty sure the one you are looking for is very close to the front passengers side shock tower, again accessible from the top of the engine bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rverdoold Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 That was indeed with the first Gen legacy's, i think with the second gen it is located between the rear bumper and on of the wheels (think right side passenger side) and is a box shape. On the old legacy's it is a round canister in front of the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 i think you are confusing things. On my 1997 is is located on the right front radiator mount. It has clips so that it can be removed to access things. The other can is a fuel vapor seperator (at least thats how it used to be), so that the canister doesnt suck up liquid. i may be wrong, but the canister is under the hood nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rverdoold Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 i think you are confusing things. On my 1997 is is located on the right front radiator mount. It has clips so that it can be removed to access things. The other can is a fuel vapor seperator (at least thats how it used to be), so that the canister doesnt suck up liquid. i may be wrong, but the canister is under the hood nipper I thought that the fuel vapor seperator box was filled with active charcoal, to absorb the fuel vapors (and reduce the gas smell in a cold start). I might be wrong as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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