Where does the bottom hose goes from the vacuum canister?

[oldschoolcamry]

Its an 88 with a 2.0, I wanna know where the hose goes that is on the bottom of the canister. Thanks

[toyomoho]

Maybe nowhere, it could be the vent for the canister. This would be common.

[TBayToyotaBoy]

It's actually kind of strange, that hose. It runs down to the lateral cross member (the one that's just behind and below the power steering rack). The hose actually fits into a hole in a hollow part of the cross member. I surmise that it's just a condensation drain tube or some such thing, because it just drains into that hollow chamber--it's not connected to anything else, and it's certainly not a vacuum hose.

[typesix]

Yep, it is an atmospheric vent for the canister.

[Jimnist]

Originally Posted by typesix

Yep, it is an atmospheric vent for the canister.

I find it funny how i can smell petrol from it. And, i'm working under my car a lot atm (not some crazy guy who goes under the car just to smell it XD), still putting power steering on and the crossmember is off, so i get a whiff of it everytime i slide under there.

[TBayToyotaBoy]

Well it stands to reason that, if it's a vent for the evap system (the cannister helps to recover fumes from the egr system, if I recall correctly) then you'll smell a trace of fuel vapours. That likely means it's doing its job.