purge valve/ charcoal canister fix

[ugltrk]

Had a purge valve code, pulled and cleaned, ran for a short time, did it again.
Went to a local flea market and saw a small fuel filter($1) blew thru it , very little resistance, installed between the canister and valve...all was well, that was 2001...guess what, started doing the same thing...look what was in the filter, changed filter, ( another whopping $1 ) problem solved for another 18 years. Don't remember the mileage but, 60K plus I'm sure.

 

[Dirtman]

Do you have the air filter attached to the inlet of vent valve? Besides that, unless you canister is deteriorating I cant see why you would be getting chunks of crap in the purge valve? But clever solution.

 

[ugltrk]

Between the canister, and the purge valve, did it because of cost of canister.