What is a purge tank?

akumi · Post by **akumi** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:33 pm

Hi guys, i need your expertise, attached is a photo of a part, it just says "Hiruta Purge Tank". What is it and what does it do and is there a part number for it?

http://www.eplot.com.au/images/purgetank.jpg

Post by **I8A4RE** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:41 pm

I didnt know it was called a pruge tank i thought it was a vapouriser thingyme bob for fuel emissions (as you can tell i cant remember the correct name). It is a legal reuirement in jap, not sure aus

akumi · Post by **akumi** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:47 pm

yeah i checked it on the net, it says "Its part of the emissions controls. It "catches" fuel vapour from the fuel tank and sends it back to the fuel tank once it re-liquefies"

Is it important? If it is broken, does it need replacing or it's not important.

Post by **I8A4RE** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:14 pm

akumi wrote:yeah i checked it on the net, it says "Its part of the emissions controls. It "catches" fuel vapour from the fuel tank and sends it back to the fuel tank once it re-liquefies"

Is it important? If it is broken, does it need replacing or it's not important.

Yeah thought so, we call it a vapouriser in nz or atleast we used lol. Umm in nz it was illegal to remove one but my question is how do you know its broken?

Personally i wouldnt worry about

akumi · Post by **akumi** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:37 pm

Oh i know it's broken because purge tank is made of plastic and it's cracked

Post by **I8A4RE** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:15 pm

akumi wrote:Oh i know it's broken because purge tank is made of plastic and it's cracked

BAD????

as i said before personally i wouldnt worry about, your fuel economy could be slightly effected but i doubt it would be even noticable

Post by **vipfto** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:18 pm

Agree with simon he right on the money i wouldnt worry akumi

akumi · Post by **akumi** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:37 pm

thanks for the comments guys, at first i thought it was an oil catch can too! or when i saw the word purge i thought it was NOS! haha.