Many of us eliminated that on the 2.3 bikes. You may want to search out posts on that. It's probably a similar routing system, so you could figure out how to remove it. Then, if the smell went away you will have found the culprit. If not, reinstall the canister and keep investigating. If so, get a new canister or.......
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This may sound a bit crazy, but I would take a hose and point it at various places around the bike while smelling the other end for a strong signal. This should help you locate the leak.
I wonder if your fuel line or the seal under the tank for the fuel pump and filter has a very slight leak (not torqued properly). It's on the left side in case you try the sniff test. It's here...
But, it's time to change the fuel filter anyway. I did a post on the process here....
Sharing my experience here changing the air and fuel filter and inspecting the spark plugs. Refer to the manual for the basics, but here are things that may help, along with some very surprising discoveries I made... 1) Removing the tank There are three things to disconnect besides the bolt...