High Pressure Fuel Tank

TOYOTA MR2
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MARCUS42
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1994 MR2 Turbo. On hot days especially, the pressure in the fuel tank builds up excessively. If I let the car sit in the garage, the vapors fill the garage and house with fuel smells for many hours. If I open the gas cap to vent the pressure (before pulling down to the garage), I can get vapors venting for 2-3 minutes with a significant flow. Otherwise, the car runs fine.

Is this likely a problem with the carbon canister not bleeding pressure somehow?
Sep 10, 2007 at 3:11 PM
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[quote:24ddad17ea="marcus42"]1994 MR2 Turbo. On hot days especially, the pressure in the fuel tank builds up excessively. If I let the car sit in the garage, the vapors fill the garage and house with fuel smells for many hours. If I open the gas cap to vent the pressure (before pulling down to the garage), I can get vapors venting for 2-3 minutes with a significant flow. Otherwise, the car runs fine.

Is this likely a problem with the carbon canister not bleeding pressure somehow?[/quote:24ddad17ea]

Check your charcoal canister could be saturated with fuel and purging solenoid and Evap lines to the fuel tank-
Sep 10, 2007 at 6:22 PM
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