What is this?

[Katalyzt13]

 What is this black canister?

Can I rip it out?

 

 

[kryptronic]

That is the evaporation canister for your fuel system.  Don't rip it out, fix it.

[Katalyzt13]

So, it should have a line running to my intake?

[Ωhm]

Click and go to page 75

[Pete M]

It contains fumes from the gas tank and allows the engine to suck them in and burn them.  there should be a line running to it from the tank too.  

[DirtyComanche]

For the record you can delete it.  But it's part of the emissions system so it may be illegal to do so, and you need to go to a vented cap or run the vent from the tank elsewhere.  On my XJ it is run into a small filter along with a bunch of the other vents.  I retained the restrictor/poppet valve, and it will probably smell like fuel if you don't.

[johnj92131]

I failed my last California smog check because I was missing the two connections to that canister. 

 

It is easier to just fix it with 2 hoses than go to the effort of taking it out.

[Jeep Driver]

 

 

 

 

[Katalyzt13]

20 hours ago, Jeep Driver said:

 

 

 

 

 

I like that!