NO MATTER HOW I SEARCH, GOOGLE PULLS UP ARTICLES UNLREALTED - THE SAME DAMN ONES
5 Symptoms of a Bad Charcoal Canister (and Replacement ...
CarTreatments.com
https://cartreatments.com bad-charcoal-canister-sym...
A faulty charcoal canister will fail to collect fuel vapors before they escape your powertrain, which will cause a strong fuel smell around your car.
Bad Charcoal Canister Symptoms To be Aware Of
CAR FROM JAPAN
https://carfromjapan.com Car Talk Maintenance Tips
As a defective charcoal canister lets out burnt fuel vapors, there will be a strong fuel odor inside the cabin or rear side of the car.
neither of these articles has a list of WHAT DAMAGES carbon cannisters - both have FALSE ASIAN INFORMATION on "signs you should buy a new made in china one"
(as i said - i've seen the real list by Alta Vista which preceeded Google: it must be immersed in gas vapor with slight +- pressure at all times, be kept dry, never be wet by either water or fuel, AND NEVER BE DIRTIED by oil vapor)
now, oil vapor getting into evap lines "is an old car model problem" you won't see these days: but it killed carbon cansisters