oil leaking from unknown box!!

at first i though it brake fliud, dripping from pasenger side front (left) mudflap! theres a brake pipe running along bulkhead that then goes down and forward, but fluid level not gone down, and felt too "oiley" for brake fluid!

had a closer look with a tourch and the brake pipe is fine, the dampness around it extends a lot higher than the pipe, there is a strange black plastic box between the EAS box and bulkhead, it has 2 stiff plastic pipes coming from it, 1 goes to the purge valve the other runs along bulkhead but i lost sight of where it goes!
between the box and the n/s of the vehicle looking down there is a puddle of what looks like oil, this has worked its way down over the under wing liner and its this thats dripping of the mudflap!

i see a damp patch on the under wing liner the other day but didnt give it any thought!

what is this strange box?
is it connected to the engine breather?
is this how it got oil in it?
is it a catch can?
should it be emptied periodicaly?

hiya mate the canister you refer to is what they call the evap unit , the purpose of it i think is to deal with excess fuel vapour from the tank , i dont think it a serviceable item , just a sealed unit .
one pipe comes from the surge valve as you say and the other goes to the fuel tank .
rick.

rick071155 said:

hiya mate the canister you refer to is what they call the evap unit , the purpose of it i think is to deal with excess fuel vapour from the tank , i dont think it a serviceable item , just a sealed unit .
one pipe comes from the surge valve as you say and the other goes to the fuel tank .
rick.

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im concerned that there is a oiley substance coming out of it!!
im guessing its to draw off fumes from the tank as there no vent to atmosphere, i wonder it there filled with this stuff from new?
im guessing its not too seious (apart from cost knowing LR) as it looks very easy to change!
my rave has no index section so finding things takes ages, hence i asked, thanks for the swift reply!

well i just found it in rave, page 242! if the oil like stuff is coming from the canister il be shocked as to how it got in there, unless after 12 years the petrol fumes have left a residue?