should the line running from the coal canister to the purge solinoid have coal in it? What is it btw carbon?

 

No, it shouldn't. Carbon is a base element. Its what you end up with when you burn everything else off from wood, or wood products. Don't get no more basic than carbon.

If you are getting it into the lines, the canister is toast. Time to replace it, along with the lines and such. (they are a bummer to clean out good.....)

 

How much for the line and can? When you order a meal "Al Carbon" in a mexican restaurant it means grilled over coals. haha

 

Probably going to be a junkyard, or dealer part, you can also try LMC truck.... Don't know if your local auto parts store can get the canister.... you will prolly have to come up with something on your own for the line. It's just vacuum hose, and the dealer, if they can get it at all, will want an arm, leg, half your soul, left nut, and first born male child for it....

 

as said, canister is ruptured.
disconnect vac line at both ends and blow it out with air hose.
if charcoal got past the purge solenoid, continue to work downstream and clean it all out.
if the charcoal gets into the engine, it will clog that cat, and you'll have to replace or gut it.
purge solenoid is available at junkyard or parts stores including autozone.
canister may be harder to find and you might have to go junkyard for something affordable.

in the meantime, disconnect the lines as soon as possible to try and protect your cat. plug any open vac lines with golf tees or bolts. no evap is better than having to replace the cat.


edit - rockauto lists a canister for over $100. ouch.
go junkyard for probably about $20.

 

my cat is gutless, already blew the line out, carbon came out the purge side i dont know if the line cleared up though.

 

I've never seen this part listed at Rock Auto. I bought the filters at one time with the intent on opening the one from my truck and replacing both the filter elements and the charcoal. But fukkit -- I'm buying this one for $56. I started tearing into my setup today and discovered the purge line, purge solenoid, and the inlet area to and under the throttle body were all clogged with the coal pellets. Good thing I'm tearing everything down for R&R.