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EVAP Canister

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Check EVAP canister as follows:

  1. Block port B. 
  2. Blow air into port A  and check that it flows freely out of port C. 
  3. Release blocked port B. 
  4. Apply vacuum pressure to port B  and check that vacuum pressure exists at the ports A  and C. 
  5. Block port A  and B. 
  6. Apply pressure to port C  and check that there is no leakage.
    Fig 1: Identifying EVAP Canister Ports
    G04173031Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.