Charcoal Canister in my Mercedes flooded with gasoline???!!!!!

[hussain2002cab]

Can anybody help me with this problem?

I have Mercedes E320 1998 v6. The problem started one night after I have filled the fuel tank. Next day; engine stops suddenly in the traffic, and while I'm driving seem that it will stop. At the beginning I thought it’s a problem with the fuel filter (already replaced 10 days ago). With computer check it has been found the following faults. p0450 (Evaporative Emission Control System Pressure Sensor Malfunction) and other code that I don’t remember but they told me it’s the fuel level sensor.

With the tracing of the problem they found that there is leak from the vent fitted above Charcoal Canister and the Charcoal Canister flooded with gasoline. So the Charcoal Canister instead of supplying gasoline vapours to the engine it was supplying liquid gasoline.

After spill of the gasoline in the Charcoal Canister engine runs better, but after filling the fuel tank (3/4), problem reoccurred.

Can anybody help me with this problem?


Or any suggestion? Because I'm confused some people says it’s a problem in the Charcoal Canister (there is diaphragm inside it)

and another person says it’s the engine computer control ( which I don’t think)