Cant remove hoses from EVAP charcoal canister

Fless said:

On the larger one use two small pocket screwdrivers or the like to move the latches outward, see the straight lines below in the pic. It helps to push the connector toward the canister and twist it back and forth a little before pulling it off.

For the smaller connector, push the connector toward the canister to take the pressure off, twist it back and for to help break the seal, then squeeze the blue lever (red rectangle) on both sides of the connector and pull it off.

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tooleyondeck said:

This response was on point. Did you have that pic shotgunned ready to go? lol

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Matthew Jeschke said:

fna sorry for the French. I just went through this myself, separate thread of my own. I broke all of them haha PITA cause I had to remove tank, evap lines and rebuilt it all with new ends.

Honestly, GM put JUNK there. Probably all the other manufacturers do the same thing. If I had more time I'd rebuilt it right with better fittings and adapt the ends on the evap canister.

Blue one isn't too bad. The white one, you have to take a screwdriver or something and slide open those tangs so they'll pass over the raised edge on the male side. Might not hurt to spray with some Armor All to soften up the plastic a tad.

I went to junkyard to find parts to replace my broken quick connects. All the trucks had same issue. Seems this isn't uncommon. Designed to not be rebuilt easily.

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Doubeleive said:

I changed mine no problem, just like noted above just pushed them forward first, press and release.
unlike the heater hose T's those can go to hell

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Doubeleive said:

I changed mine no problem, just like noted above just pushed them forward first, press and release.
unlike the heater hose T's those can go to hell

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