Airborne Janitor Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Pulled the charcoal canister from my MJ after realizing that there is a filter replacement for it, WIX 42998. Pulling the old filter is as easy as popping off the bottom cap and physically pulling the filter out. Installation is just shoving the new filter in there. Very easy and inexpensive service job, especially if your filter is 30+ years old. I did get curious and cut apart one of the spare cannisters I had just to see what's inside. I made an entire YouTube video about it that gives you more info than you'll ever need to know about these things. Be forewarned, I do cuss a lot. CLIFF NOTES: There's charcoal in there, and a couple foam screens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ωhm Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Great video. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Yeah this is good info. I didn’t know there was a new filter. We all should probably change this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 added to the to-do list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ωhm Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 6 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said: We all should probably change this. Every 30,000 miles. _fuel evaporation system.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne Janitor Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 51 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said: Yeah this is good info. I didn’t know there was a new filter. We all should probably change this. $5 on amazon https://amzn.to/3X3QrkQ or $1.50 on rockauto + shipping. Cheap piece of mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 9 minutes ago, Ωhm said: Every 30,000 miles. _fuel evaporation system.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokinn Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 $3.19 at O'Reilly's! Says in stock near me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghetdjc320 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 This is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keri Posted May 21, 2024 Share Posted May 21, 2024 Awesome f***ing video!!! ;-) What is connected to the bottom of the Charcoal canister? I am chasing the issue of my A/C leaking into my 1987 Comanche's passenger floor board and have been hunting the A/C drain and just cannot find it! It appears to be connected to the bottom of the canister?????? Maybe I am super crazy or maybe it is supposed to be like that or maybe the previous PO did it but for the life of me, I cannot understand what is going on down there. Thanks again for the video. I watched the entire thing and will def put that on my long list of things to do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne Janitor Posted May 21, 2024 Author Share Posted May 21, 2024 Saw you got your answer on another post, but there's nothing but a tube that hangs off the bottom of the canister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J33ps Posted yesterday at 10:09 AM Share Posted yesterday at 10:09 AM Wait, just so I’m clear…you don’t ever need to replace the charcoal inside? You simply replace the mesh screen piece? I would think the charcoal degrades over time….mines probably original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherOldJeepGuy Posted yesterday at 10:52 PM Share Posted yesterday at 10:52 PM Thanks for the video @Airborne Janitor. Cool to see what is really in there. I am curious about a couple things and would like to hear the thoughts you and maybe the other experts on here might add just for fun. One, might a heat gun work to melt the glue and get it apart without cutting? The other thing is I am wondering how helpful it is to replace only 1 of the 4 "filters". I get that the filter you access easily may be the only one that is officially a "filter", but it seems if the other 3 "filter like" foam pieces are still dirty, cleaning 1 of 4 isn't doing a lot. Comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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