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EVAP canister purge valve (321)

EVAP canister purge valve (321)

Location

EVAP canister purge valve (321)

Main task

The purge valve governs the quantity of air/hydrocarbons that are to be taken into the engine for the current operating conditions.

The fuel that evaporates in the tank is conducted through a pipe to the EVAP canister. The active carbon in the EVAP canister is saturated little by little as it absorbs hydrocarbon fumes. When the engine is started, ambient air is sucked through the EVAP canister via the purge valve and a non-return valve into the intake manifold. Petrol fumes are sucked in as well and are burned up in the engine. When the pressure in the intake manifold exceeds the atmospheric pressure, another non-return valve opens and purging continues on to the turbocharger suction side.

Type




Connection

Pin No. Signal type Description
1 Power supply, B+ Purge valve's power supply from the main relay.
2 Control Purge valve's control. The purge valve is grounded by ECM pin 17(B). The signal is normally PWM, 16 Hz, but is 8 Hz during tank integrity diagnosis.




When without power, the purge valve is closed.