How to access purge valve / carbon cannister?

[Cliomaxx69]

Hi, I was wondering if you could access it without removing the bumper and headlight? Maybe through the wheel arch? Thanks.

I need to access it because it might be stuck open, my car struggles to start when fuled up a'd when cold.

 

[Louis]

Hi, I was wondering if you could access it without removing the bumper and headlight? Maybe through the wheel arch? Thanks.

I need to access it because it might be stuck open, my car struggles to start when fuled up a'd when cold.

It wont be related.
You can remove it from the inlet and just block it off.

Most likely crank sensor related

 

[Cliomaxx69]

Okay, symptoms seem to be stalls and other things that don't happen to my car.
I got it mapped to run E85, started right up every morning in my garage at around 12°C but since the sun is coming out it's 15°C in my garage and it struggles to start now. Someone me'tionned the purge valve stock open but I have no idea

 

[JamesBryan]

The car's fuel system won't run E85 without significant upgrades tbh.

Are you actually running E85?

 

[Cliomaxx69]

Espace F4RT injectors and Megane 225 spark plugs. I've been running E85 only for a month and a half

 

[Cliomaxx69]

I thought about swapping the fuel pump for a bigger one but my tuner said it wasn't necessary, he has runs E85 in his 182 for years no issues

 

[JamesBryan]

It'll eat your fuel lines and the factory pump probably won't supply the volume of fuel needed.

 

[Cliomaxx69]

I've heard that only rubber fuel lines would suffer from E85, which apparently are only on older cars. It's been running perfectly ever since, only started to struggle to cold start a few days ago

 

[JamesBryan]

I've heard that only rubber fuel lines would suffer from E85, which apparently are only on older cars. It's been running perfectly ever since, only started to struggle to cold start a few days ago

You could be right.

Wonder if your pump is on it's way out then?