Evaporation Control Canister and filter

just wanted to pass this on in case anyone else gets this problem.

My check engine light came on, so I took to my local mechanic. Turns out my 08 Tundra was showing check engine light due to some EPA codes. They cleared them out, and the codes came back a day later. The evaporation control canister and filter had to be replaced. Basically it was the assembly of the fuel hose line, the filter, and the canister itself. The truck would fail the EPA tests, and filling up the tank would start clicking quickly and reclicking not actually filling the tank up with gas.

It was a known defective part that Toyota covered for 3 years from date of purchase. Usually they went bad faster if you off-roaded. This truck was used for corporate use, at least what Carfax says, and took 13 years for the defective parts to fail.

For me it was worth the $1547 for keeping a reliable truck running. My mechanic said a lot of people get rid of their tundras when this issue occurs...I can live with $1547, but I can’t live with a damn car payment again, no thanks!

 

ouch..issue seems somewhat common on the forum

 

yep the other issue apparently is the waterpump goes bad. knock on wood it doesn’t happen

 

I also do what it takes to avoid having another car payment, an expensive repair now and then is not all that bad on an old Tundra.

The water pump is a wear & tear item, my '02 gets a new one every 100,000 miles and I have a new one for the '07 stashed away for when I need it.