Will Not Replacing a Faulty Charcoal Canister Affect the Car?

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Not replacing a faulty charcoal canister does not affect the car's driving performance but does impact its emissions. The charcoal canister is a small box filled with activated carbon installed between the car's fuel tank and the engine's intake manifold. It utilizes the adsorption properties of activated carbon to store fuel vapors escaping from the fuel tank and delivers the adsorbed vapors to the engine when it is running. The function of the car's charcoal canister solenoid valve is to reduce air pollution caused by fuel evaporation emissions while simultaneously improving fuel efficiency. When the car starts, the solenoid valve opens, releasing the adsorbed fuel vapors into the intake manifold for combustion in the engine. The solution for a faulty charcoal canister solenoid valve is to clean the fuel tank exhaust system and clean or replace the solenoid valve. The working principle of the charcoal canister solenoid valve is as follows: When the car is turned off, the volatile nature of fuel causes gasoline in the tank to evaporate. Without a charcoal canister, these fuel vapors would be directly released into the atmosphere, leading to both waste and air pollution. The charcoal canister is a device installed in the sealed space between the fuel tank and the engine's intake manifold. When the engine is off and fuel vapors are released, they travel through a pipe directly into the charcoal canister, where they are stored. When the engine is running, the solenoid valve between the charcoal canister and the engine opens, using the principle of vacuum adsorption to deliver the stored fuel vapors to the engine for combustion. The charcoal canister not only prevents fuel vapors from being emitted into the air, serving an environmental protection role, but also recycles the fuel vapors, contributing to energy savings.