grinder

Hiya

Been looking at some of the pics of your cars and noticed something ....

if you look at the pics - can you tell me what the thing is in the yellow circle and if i need it ??

Thanks

Stu

( and yeah i know it needs a clean !! LOL )

NZConvertible

Judging by the hose connected to it, it looks like a vacuum chamber, but I've never seen one on an FC or in any of the FC FSM's. The shape of it (matching the sheetmetal underneath) and the spark lead clips make it look like it's a factory item. Where does it connect to?

MARTIN

I've been working with fc's for a while and I have never seen that before.... And like above, I don't think I've ever seen it in any fsm or haynes...

SureShot

It looks like a vacuum tank, maybe to support the brake booster?

Where does its vac hose go?

grinder

hiya guys - didnt see your responses

its a UK car - so that could be why you havent seen it

its not in any manual i can find

it looks like it leads to the engine somewhere and had white bulbs in it ( sorry thats the best description i can think of !! )

i will get the camera out tonight and see if i can get some better shots

this could be interesting then

the only reason i ask is that i cant clean around it - and looking at some of your engine bays - they dont have it

I will be back with pics ( at work now so it will be a few hrs )

thanks again

Stu / Grinder

nopistons

I'm going to take a wild guess and say that since it's a right hand drive car, that it's a charcoal cannister for emissions, although it's an unusual shape for one. If it were in the usual palce for LHD drive cars, the brake and clutch master cylinders would be in the way.

NZConvertible

The charcoal cannister in RHD cars is identical to the ones in LHD cars and sits in the opposite corner on the engine bay to where it sits in LHD cars.

grinder

spoke to a local tuner - and he says its part of the emmission side of stuff

cause you guys have different laws - you dont have them ...

if you follow the tube from the top - it goes to something that looks like :

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthread.php?t=541572