2005 Ford Ranger 2.3L
Problem: 10-15 minutes to fill up the gas tank. Gas pump constantly shuts off like its full.
I've read page after page about 'pump slower' 'filler neck is kinked' 'this or that is clogged' so we just decided to tear it all apart because it wasn't working anyway.
Precautions: Neither myself of the Ford Ranger Forum are responsible for any damages related to attempting this procedure.
The only tools needed is a flat screwdriver and a sealant of your choice.
I have no idea how emissions will be effected but in our case the canister was completely clogged so it wasn't serving a purpose anyway.
I won't bore you with the canister removal because its pretty straight forward.
Once you get the canister removed you'll have to get the end cap off. We used a flat screwdriver.
Once off, you'll find this.
Remove the clip and take off the interior cap and you'll find all of the charcoal.
Dump the contents into a container.
There was one large clump of molded charcoal but my brother crumbled it before I could get a picture. Here's an example of what we found.
We had enough usable charcoal so we just picked out the bad and re-used it.
Next take an air hose and clean your filters.
When you put the filters back in, be sure to place the foam so that it touches the charcoal.
Pour your charcoal back in, replace your inner cap, then put the clip back on.
Clean and re-seal the outer cap using your choice of sealer then re-install the canister.
After our canister and lines were back in place, we had a successful fill up at the gas station in record time!
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