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...the charcoal canister plumbed differently in a 2002? Cory Yes. That scenario is specific to the 2002 because of the way the system is plumbed, so what happens is what I mentioned about the expansion tank would have to be filled, then forward to the canister. In the 2002, it is a perfect storm si...

Ok, hold on, this is completely wrong. Interesting coincidence - Mike Miller answered a question about fuel smell in a 2002 this month in Roundel. Here is the text. If the smell is raw gasoline: That probably originates under the hood. Does your 1972 2002tii have the evaporative emission control sy...

RonDwyer wrote:Gotta resign to do it correctly.

For sure! Nothing gets "rigged" on my Bimmers. Plan to take this to a body shop and get it fixed correctly.

Philip - did you figure this out? My AC fan is chirping, so I'll eventually be dealing with the same dilemma.

Cory

Thanks for the responses! Unfortunately, there is a small amount of rust bubbling in the lower corner of the windshield surround, which I know means there is more that's not visible. Guess addressing that just went from the "to do" list to the "fix immediately" list. I did drive the car in the rain,...

Hello! Acquired a great E12 last week. I have an intro thread in the "New to E12s" section, but can't figure out how to link it here. I thought my first new tech thread would be more benign, but we had our first hard rain yesterday since I bought the car and there was standing water in the glove box...