Gas Tank Won’t Fill? Cant Pump Gas without Clicking? Free Fix Charcoal EVAP solenoid purge valve DIY

Does your 07-14 Gm truck Silverado Escalade suburban Tahoe denali etc not want to pump gas? Won’t fill the tank? Clogged charcoal canister? Difficult to fill the tank with gas? Gas pump shutting off. Gas filling slowly
Watch this video before you spend a dime! Free fix with zero check engine lights! Don’t waste money buying new charcoal canisters or evap purge valves or solenoids. Just watch this video for the real life hack and gas tank solution.
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[@SurfingWithTheMartian]

In my experience there are three main causes for this: 1. Overfilling the gas tank causes gas to migrate into the charcoal canister which causes the charcoal to clump up and or get pushed into the vent lines and or vent valve clogging them up. 2. Good old fashioned dirt, dust, debris gets in the charcoal canister, vent lines, vent valve clogging them up. Very common if you drive on dirt roads a lot. 3. Your vent valve and or your purge valve fails which will usually cause a check engine light. Just take you charcoal canister out and blow compressed air through it, the vent lines, and the vent valve to unclog and you’ll be good to go.

[@jjgarcia6833]

is the vent line and vent valve on the part that he was messing with?

[@SurfingWithTheMartian]

@@jjgarcia6833 it does not appear to be but it’s hard to tell. On that vehicle the vent valve may be mounted separate from the charcoal canister. The vent valve will have a vent line going to it and also an electrical connector.

[@johnnyb1776]

I flushed mine with a hose pipe. Mine had fuel in it from over filling the tank. Then you dry it out. I used a tire pump and let it run. 4 years later it’s working fine.

[@FD-is1ug]

Did you notice poor fuel economy before flushing?

[@kyleg3725]

Could you elaborate on this a bit further? You pulled off the charcoal canister, flushed it with a old fashioned house (water) and then dried it out with a tire pump? How's it working now after 5 years?🤣

[@rl4889]

​@@kyleg3725He said he used a tire pump. He must have pushed air through it in the direction of the tank. Good idea actually.

[@wandameadows5736]

Yeah I had this issue pop up out of no where on my 2012 VW Jetta. I research a ton & couldn't find anyone with the same issue on 2010 or newer Volkswagen & there were no after market canisters for sale. The only ones I found are $200 so I decided to see if I could fix what's causing the blockage cause there's nothing to those canisters that should cause enough failure to have to buy a new one. Also with VW there are no emission's codes that get triggered when this happens. They could do away with 90% of the emissions BS in cars & people would have a lot less problems with there vehicles. I know you can buy a delete kit that removes this canister all together but I'm not sure if it will trigger a code on cars.

[@andrewmcglynn4107]

Worked great, thanks!

[@danawalker1408]

I had the same problem but found my canister was not plugged. The little carbon BBs inside the canister had gone down the tank vent tube and plugged it up. I had to vacuum the BBs out of the tube and the problem is now solved.

[@thetruth7046]

Which is due to the mesh deterioration within the canister, as told to me by the mechanic. He said if we would put the line back on that it would just plug up again. I can’t verify that, but so far leaving the line off, after blowing out all of the debris, has worked wonders.

[@robertbissell3139]

Bro i have an 06 chevy express van i have been trying to figure out why the it does this so i appreciate you and this video im going to try it

[@thegreataepshow4311]

Heads up man. I got a 04 chevy express van. Same issue. It was a bear pulling that canister off and it not fix my issue. There’s also a small purge sensor that regulates the air flow right next to the canister. It’s like 4” tall lil can th at goes bad and stops the flow. U can just unplug it and try to fill the tank first. If that works it’s not the big canister. I’m gonna try that next.

[@mariolandin94]

Any issues after doing it?

[@JoeGarcia-cg1pp]

Thanks for your video budd! Helpful a ton

[@1988tfred]

Hey Bud!!..... Thanks a lot for this video. I have cussed more at the gas pump trying to fill up my Yukon then I did the whole time I was in the USAF! Sincere thanks, Trey

[@harvestblades]

the "shaking in there" is the weights, & you want to hear those moving around.

[@dlnd4517]

Pump kept shutting off. Removed canister and found that sensor valve housing had a hole in it and electric connector was broken. Stone or something must have come up and whacked it good. Used knife and screwdriver to open canister. Removed charcoal which looked good, no clumping. Blew out filters with air hose, put charcoal back in and sealed with silicone. Replaced the valve sensor part for 30 bucks. Tank fills up with no issue. Hoping this will cause the gascap warning to go away.

[@dlnd4517]

Forgot to mention this was an 07 durango. If the charcoal had been clumpy I had planned to heat it in a pan over outdoor stove to dry it and reuse it. Why spend money to replace when it's more fun to try to fix it yourself. Always learn something whether it works or not

[@westcoastronnieOC714]

If you're going to go all the way to take the canister off, why don't you just buy a new one at this point? There's plenty of GM parts websites out there and you can get this stuff way under list price. It's not worth the time and energy to take it off and then put an old one back on. You put a new one on you'll never have to worry about it for years down the road. It's also best to change out the charcoal canister vent solenoid while you're at it. Also the purge valve in the engine compartment. You do all those things you'll never have to worry about anything for years and years to come.

[@mildtowildrc7343]

Great video and about to go check my H2 now and fix🤨Dealership tried to tell me it was my gas tank needing replaced for $1700🤬

[@BobHGarage]

🤦‍♂️ of course they did.

[@circlepfarm9729]

If it’s the purge solenoid that failed, it could damage your gas tank.

[@zxcvcxc]

Where the h2 2007 canister located? Thank you

[@stewpacalypse7104]

Dealership service departments would rather climb a telephone pole and tell you a lie than to stand on the ground and tell you the truth.

[@ryanmayeux1552]

We’ll guys be aware if you do this you most likely will not pass the emissions test when they give you an inspection sticker , yet giving you 90 days to get it right , so if you already taking it apart might as well go spend 180$ on a new one I just did mine so worth just buying new and not having to worry about it later ! Make sure to vacuum out the vapor line when it’s off !

[@BobHGarage]

Agreed, if you’re in an emissions testing state this is probably not the move for you if they test your gas tank emissions. Otherwise you’ll be good to go, all the charcoal canister does is reduce the gas vapor smell before routing the vented vapor to the intake manifold vs letting it vent to atmosphere. This will have zero effect on tail pipe emissions 👍

[@donbandz6350]

So mine is stopping to I want to get this fixed what was the problem and how much you were charged?

[@alexo1226]

Or you can just pay for inspection sticker...😂😂😂

[@Gandalf_CPA]

Well they probably shouldn’t look underneath mine…removed catalytic converters too. Yea, if China can burn coal like crazy…I am not the problem.

[@superstud477]

Done with emissions and all the ridiculous crap we have to put up with.

[@HanzelFonferek]

Thanks for the video! Very helpful! Appreciate it 👍 how long did this last BTW?

[@BobHGarage]

Glad it helped! Still going strong 💪

[@HanzelFonferek]

@@BobHGarage That's awesome!

[@bmesina40]

​@BobHGarage any updates brotha?

[@alphasaiyan5760]

So essentially you can just disconnect the hose that goes from the gas tank to the canister and you’re doing the same thing. Because when you clean out the charcoal it’s just venting to the atmosphere anyway.

[@BobHGarage]

If you do that you will get a check engine light. But yes, the better way to do this is to just clip the line and vent to atmosphere. But then you will need to purchase HP Tuners in order to delete the check engine light. So about $300. What’s in the video is how to do it for free. 👍

[@alphasaiyan5760]

@@BobHGarage I’ve already got emissions tuned out of the computer. I won’t get a check engine light. It’s just that when I had the vehicle tuned I wasn’t having this problem.

[@scottym3]

That was 2 years ago, curious as if it's still fixed?? Had that happen to my 2011 Santa Fe and all of the charcoal BB's went thru the lines and into the tank. I think 2 or 3 different canisters had to be replaced along with them dropping the gas tank to empty and clean it out totally.

[@MrCalebfarve]

Is there any flaws of removing the charcoal from out of the charcoal canister? How had your truck been since removing all that charcoal canister ?

[@BobHGarage]

Good to go no issues. It’s all there for government emissions nonsense. You don’t need it

[@loveofchrist5808]

It will not pass state inspections and if the state policeman especially here in Texas catches you it’s a $10,000 fine just replace it it’s not worth going through the heartache later when your truck is not running properly and then at the mechanic finds what you did he can report it’s his obligation To report any Pollution control devices modified . Do not take advice from people that are not technicians. ✝️✝️✝️

[@Lothbrook]

@@loveofchrist5808 You’re honestly a joke. How bout you pay for everyone’s repair then.

[@Andyscollection69]

@@loveofchrist5808 I see your point of view but everyone is already getting fisted by Uncle Sam you really think they will go through all the extra effort to report you rather then maybe upcharge?

[@csalinas-sf6jg]

Lol mechanics ain’t snitches. They’ll charge more only

[@namelastname2376]

“Only two bolts” yeah and the damn lines that connect to it.. they are annoying

[@EricSNeitzel]

WOW! This helps me so much

[@jbnap3549]

Arthur Fonzerelli would be proud! I subscribed as soon as you pulled out the hammer! 😊

[@BobHGarage]

I own a brown leather jacket which is 99% because of his influence

[@cup_and_cone]

The vent valve is default in the open position whenever the engine is off... removing the charcoal means you will get gas fumes when filling the vehicle and potentially any time it's not running.

[@BobHGarage]

Correct. But it doesn’t happen often.

[@kyleg3725]

Is this dangerous??

[@cup_and_cone]

@@kyleg3725 It's most dangerous point would be during refueling as you're causing a big surge of air volume (empty tank) to be displaced by fluid (gas), sending all the fuel vapor out the breather tube. It's about as dangerous as filling an ordinary gas can.

[@kyleg3725]

@@cup_and_cone but on a bigger scale, but thank you!! That puts it into perspective for me!

[@erickswilliams9884]

Thank you for making this video very helpful

[@manuelalberto9314]

I searched up the price and the one from Autoparts is $185 and the other one from Parts geek is $55 and they look the same. What is the difference please!!

[@BobHGarage]

$130

[@aipham3774]

I clip the line to the canister still the same help pls I basically tired everything omg any other options pls tia

[@thetruth7046]

I have an '07 Yukon Denali now doing the same thing. Was told by a local shop to just pull the hose off the canister and leave it off. Good idea?

[@BobHGarage]

Give it a shot, you can always plug it back in. But you may end up with a CEL. No reason not to try

[@rolandvillarreal2687]

Did that work? I cleaned out my canister and I still have the not flowing problem.

[@thetruth7046]

@@rolandvillarreal2687 Pulled off the hose, NO did not work. Then blew an amazing amount of charcoal out of the line. Continue to blow the charcoal out until you hear air rushing back at you with the odor of fuel. Then I left the hose hanging. Took five gallons without clicking off once. Would of put more fuel in it, but that would call for a bank loan.

[@memphistiger4647]

@@BobHGarage I did this fix today. I went to the shell and went to pump gas and the first time It did click but the second time it seemed like something let loose and I pumped 8 gallons without stopping.I was also hearing something underneath like the pellets going through a line or something. So far so good.Thanks.

[@harvestblades]

If the filter that contains the charcoal fails (& they basically disintegrate over time) it allows the charcoal into the evap lines causing an obstruction there so it's a good idea to blow out the lines w air.

[@tracyjames2920]

Thank you sir!

[@robertgreen2658]

Thank you

[@Mysticlyonenterprise]

I replaced that new n still clicking

[@TheFenyx7]

Check your purge valve and blow your lines, maybe your solenoid too

[@Optimization_Coach]

Sadly the pellets from mine are in the tank lines of my 2013 Escalade Ext. Replaced rhe charcoal canister and the selenoid and still wont take gas properly. Both garages said same thing.... install a new gas tank. Apparently common on these platforms. What a trash heap.

[@BobHGarage]

Don’t replace the tank. Just clip the lines from the tank to the charcoal canister. It will completely solve the problem. The downside is you’ll need to spend $250 on HPTuners to go in and remove the check engine light. But absolutely do not replace the gas tanks. That’s insane and the shops are trying to take advantage of your lack of knowledge.

[@Optimization_Coach]

@@BobHGarage I figured there was a way to bypass the damn issue. They wanted $2400 and I just laughed. Wonder if there is a video on that? Would the light continuously come on once done, or just once?

[@BobHGarage]

@@Optimization_Coach yes it’s an easy solution. I did it to my wife’s Escalade years ago. Just never made a video and we don’t own those trucks anymore. But you will get a CEL that will stay on. If you reset it, it will always come back. You’ll need HPTuners to completely delete the code from the computer.

[@stevenespinoza7735]

will this work for a 2020 ram 1500 lonestar v8 hemi

[@kyleg3725]

Curious as to the results of this 2 years later? I am facing the same issues and want to solve it! Does dumping the charcoal really do anything? Is the charcoal important at all? Just worried about saftey!

[@BobHGarage]

The better fix is to just clip the lines leading into the charcoal cannister and let the gas tank vent to atmosphere. Unfortunately though you will need HpTuners in order to remove the check engine light if you go this route.

[@kyleg3725]

@@BobHGarage I don’t necessarily care about the CEL. My friend is concerned that the evap is a saftey issue not environmental one. Keeping the vapors in the system. One cigarette lit next to my car will cause a potential explosion he said. Thoughts?

[@ShelleyMorrison-vz5de]

Where is this canister and how do you get it out? Same problem with my Tahoe and now it spits the gas back out

[@BobHGarage]

Up under near the spare tire

[@danthedewman1]

cant you just eliminate the plumbing going to that cannister

[@charlesjuett7445]

That is the least of your problems. The charcoal pellets are in the evap lines. You got lucky if its working.

[@BobHGarage]

I can absolutely guarantee you 100% that there are no charcoal pellets in the evap lines.

[@charlesjuett7445]

@@BobHGarage that's good for you and as I said you got lucky.

[@BobHGarage]

The truck caught fire and burned to the ground two years ago…

[@jamesbrock9923]

Did it burn down because you took all charcoal out or something else happened and is ok to run it without the charcoal in the canister? Thanks

[@kyleg3725]

@@BobHGarage Is this legitimate? Or are you trolling? I am looking to fix mine and hoping this solution did not cause your car to burn 😬😭

[@kurtiskolanek7888]

Did it ever throw codes or mess anything up?

[@BobHGarage]

Nope. Found a better solution on my wife’s truck though. If you have access to HPTuners you can just remove the vent line that goes to the charcoal canister. Then when it throws a code for an emissions leak, just delete the CEL code from the ecu.

[@jamesstephens1094]

If you disconnect the big vent line going before going to canister it should fill up with no problem it would seem ( nothing but vent hose coming from tank) but still want take gas. i only have 4 gallons in it though? (Basically tank, filler hose and push in pressure switch) all lines off pump except fuel line???

[@yusuffakhro8673]

I did the same and still same issue, any advice?

[@chado96k75]

You ever figure it out? I did this and replaced the evap solenoid and still have the issue

[@user-nf8ze8ps3m]

How often this needs to be done?

[@BobHGarage]

Every 100k miles

[@FD-is1ug]

Did you notice poor fuel economy as well?

[@6gendj584]

U didn't show where its located

[@_Greasyzoku_]

Crawl under your Tahoe/etc, driver side, look for the gas tank, then look for a car battery size black box with hoses connecting it to the gas tank.

[@joebaucom4537]

Great !

[@robertsestate6421]

Could this be a fuse issue as well

[@BobHGarage]

No.

[@robertsestate6421]

Thanks, I changed the charcoal canister, purge valve solenoid and charcoal canister solenoid valve. Same issue

[@cypresscustoms]

@@robertsestate6421same with me. I am guessing one of the lines are still clogged up. I just haven’t had time to take it all apart again and blow everything out. Again.

[@rodneyhickman598]

Why would you take the charcoal out of the Evap system canister when it came from the assembly line with charcoal in it.

[@BobHGarage]

Because as the charcoal ages, it is what causes the line to block and the tank to not vent properly. 👍

[@martinchacon6666]

I’ve changed the charcoal box 3 times, purge valve and charcoal canister valve. And still same issue lol I’ve replaced these parts about 3 times each. And still same issue what could it be???

[@BobHGarage]

Just clip the lines and let the tank vent to atmosphere.

[@martinchacon6666]

Which lines?

[@BobHGarage]

@@martinchacon6666 the lines from the gas tank to the charcoal canister. Clip them closer to the canister. You’ll get a check engine light which you can erase with hptuners but you’ll never have the filling problem again.

[@martinchacon6666]

Thanks a lot brother was very helpful. Never thought of that 🙏🏻

[@infadelakainf]

Where are how do I get to it? Changed the vent and that didn’t work; so I want to try this

[@BobHGarage]

In front of the spare. Super easy to get to

[@infadelakainf]

@@BobHGarage I’m gonna look, because the canister did nothing.

[@TheBrandolicious]

Does this work ? 2010 yukon no codes

[@BobHGarage]

No codes this way. Better way is to just clip the vent lines to the tank and eliminate this whole charcoal system all together… but then you will get codes. But $200 for HPTuners and you won’t have codes

[@mr2fas2]

At this point why even install the canister back😅

[@BobHGarage]

So you don’t have a bunch of lines dangling around lol

[@NO-WARNING-SHOTS]

You already removed it just replace the damn thing 😂

[@andrydiaz6847]

I change the canister and the vent valve and still have the same problem, pump keeps shutting off, what can I do?

[@BobHGarage]

There’s a vent valve up on the engine next to the fuel rail. Try that

[@EGSHL]

@@BobHGarage the line to the charcoal canister (the center one on the fuel pump) was clogged on my 05 tahoe and that middle line is what lets the air out of the tank, into the charcoal canister. You have to get an air compressor and blow out that dirty line while it’s disconnected from BOTH sides, and then your problems are fixed!! My vent solenoid was already bad and it fixrd a code replacing it, but these fixes, even blowin out the charcoal canister itself did nothing to help the fuel filling issue. Only cleaning that middle air/pressure line will help with the fuel delivery. Hope this helps!! Nobody ever posted about this on YT or anything so i hope you get a video out about it. It would help a lot of people who already tried to fix the problem like me. Luckily i don’t have an exhaust still so i can always go back in and fix it. Soon.

[@EGSHL]

@@BobHGarage figured i’d say that since you still reply to comments. It would be a great fix for you to come out with.

[@shank1013]

your purge lines are prob clogged with charcoal pellets, disconnect purge line from canister and check for pellets

[@artart7943]

my h2 has been doing this for months but i just now got a p0455 evap leak, any suggestions?

[@mauricejones6193]

Didn't work for me 😢

[@mariolandin94]

How likely is it that the check engine light won't turn on?

[@BobHGarage]

A few months later and I still haven’t gotten one. If you’re gonna keep the truck for a while it makes sense to spend the $200 for HPTuners, even if you’re not going to do any tuning you can turn off check engine lights

[@mariolandin94]

Thank you sir

[@adamadamecki6511]

It’s not that I put new one I clean tank vents pipes and still same

[@BobHGarage]

U did it wrong 😑

[@cjohnson7508]

why would you empty the canister in the grass? don't you think there are small creatures living there?

[@BobHGarage]

Did you know that charcoal is just burnt wood?

[@cjohnson7508]

@@BobHGarage yes, but not after used as a filter for fuel.

[@brucemacdougall7501]

Haha. So, that is your take-away from this video?

[@kennykluge9912]

PETAs in da houusseee 😆

[@1moetime123]

@@BobHGarageman drive a gas guzzling suv but worried about the planet 😂

[@sosa3017]

Whats weird is my truck does this but only at certain gas stations

[@BobHGarage]

Definitely an intermittent problem. You’ll either need to fix it how I showed here or you can just cut the vent line off the tank but you’ll need HPTuners in order to delete the CEL. I can make a video for this as well if you guys would like.

[@concernedcitizen3594]

yes please@@BobHGarage

[@dpatterson6857]

I’ve changed everything and dropped the tank and have the same issue smh!

[@BobHGarage]

Last resort, but HPTuners for $200 and then disconnect the tank vent line to the cannister. Leave it disconnected. After a day or so you’ll get a CEL for an evap system leak. Open HPTuners and select that CEL code and turn it off permanently. You’ll never have a problem again

[@kennethbode2017]

stop overfilling the tank

[@wealthymindset_beauty7532]

Where is charcoal canister located?

[@davntelisha19]

Next to the gas tank

[@zachh1300]

Right above the rear end

[@johnniwa308]

So you just voided the warranty

[@BobHGarage]

Lol warranty on a 15 year old truck!? 😂

[@alexo1226]

Thank you