In front of the washer bottle and to the left of the engine, its black and has a pipe going into it from the engine and goes down a good half metre in depth too??

The engine is a 2.0 FSI 07 model.

I'm no petrolhead, but I think that is a petrol vapour condenser which as its name implies condenses petrol vapours into liquid which is then sent back to the tank. All part of the control on emissions...

I'm no petrolhead, but I think that is a petrol vapour condenser which as its name implies condenses petrol vapours into liquid which is then sent back to the tank. All part of the control on emissions...

Don't you mean oil vapour? Part of the crankcase ventilation system?

Don't you mean oil vapour? Part of the crankcase ventilation system?

No, I did mean petrol. In the old days, fuel pressure build-up in the storage tank was vented to atmosphere. Now, to limit pollution, it is fed into this device, condensed and returned to the tank as a liquid.

It Is Also Cauld A Charcoal Canister As The Vaper That Is Vented To The Out Side Passes Through The Charcoal To Scrub It Clean