Fuel Tank: Description and Operation

The fuel tanks of all Chrysler Motors built vehicles are equipped with fuel and vapor controls that allow the vehicle to pass a full 360° rollover without fuel leakage.

Both Front Wheel Drive and All Wheel Drive fuel delivery systems contain a fuel tank pressure relief rollover valve. The valve is mounted on the filler tube. The valve functions as a pressure relief valve while the vehicle is upright, but contains a check valve that prevents fuel from escaping from the fuel tank when the vehicle is turned over.

The fuel filler cap also acts as a pressure vacuum valve. When air pressure inside the fuel tank gets too high or too low, the fuel filler cap opens to relieve the difference in pressure.

An evaporation control system restricts fuel evaporation into the atmosphere and reduces unburned hydrocarbons. Vapors from the fuel tank are collected in a charcoal filled canister. The vapors are held in the canister until the engine is operating. When the engine is running, the vapors are drawn through the intake manifold into the combustion chambers.