Greeting SC300/400.
i have 2000 SC300 with 110,000k Miles (i live in Hawaii), recently the vehicle engine check light came up and i took it to the trusted mech shop and he said P0441 charcoal canister need to be replaced. he was having hard time finding the right part since the vehicle is reaching 20 years. i found the part from the E-bay and wants to install but i can't figure our location of the charcoal canister. it looks like older 92-96 modles have their charcoal canister in passenger side engine bay but i can't exact location of mine. do you guys have any idea where it is located and how to replace?

 

tooshin, I believe the majority of the EVAP system on 1998-2000 SC300/400's is located on the return-less gas tank used for those model years. As you found out, 1992-1997 models have return-type gas tanks with the EVAP system including the charcoal canister in the passenger side of the engine bay.

You can see the difference between a 1992-1997 Non-VVT-i and 1998-2000 VVT-i gas tank here:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/bui...ml#post9656154

Edit: Previously corrected from Blkexcoupe's post below, however tooshin confirms the above statement was actually correct.

 

On the 98+ models the charcoal canister is located behind the front bumper on the passenger side. It's mounted below where the oem intake box is. If you use a flashlight and shine it into the hole next to the foglights, then you'll see a large black canister.

 

^^ I stand corrected. Thanks, Blkexcoupe!

 

KahnBB6 you are right.
I found the charcoal canister on top of the gas tank. thanks for the help. I just need to find out how to replace it lol

 

Oh, that was it? Great, then! I'm not sure what the procedure is for replacing it. Do you have access to the 1998, 1999 or 2000 SC300/400 TSRM? Any of the 1992-1997 TSRM's would not show the correct EVAP/charcoal canister removal and installation instructions.

 

That's interesting, my 98 has none of that in the trunk.

I wonder if it's a year difference or if it's because my car is a California car. I believe gerrb's car was a 2000 model too.

 

KahnBB6
Only TSRM i have show charcoal canister in the front engine bay i believe this is earlier model TSRM. any of you guys know where i can find 98-2000 TSRM?

 

@ Blkexcoupe
Yeah i dont know, much about it and still learning. i even bought the used charcoal canister for 92-96 model from e-bay and stuck with it. lol now i have to buy a correct part for my year.

thank you for paying attention to my request and taking your time to post on my thread. always appreciate the help

 

I looked into it some more and cars produced after August 1999 have them located in the trunk. This style charcoal canister is cheaper from the dealer (Around $300 new vs $500 for the older models).

The part number you need is right in your picture. Swapping it out is fairly straight forward. Remove the old one and plug in the new one exactly the same way. Take lots of pictures before you start, so you don't mix up the the order of the hoses. Also, if any of the hoses are cracked then replace them or your CEL will come right back.