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Old 09-20-2012, 04:41 PM
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Check engine light and handbrake

Hello Z believers,

I have a 1991 300zx 2plus2 114k non-turbo

The check engine light comes on only when I pull the handbrake.
I know that I have some emission components disconnected/removed (previous owner) like the canister purge valve solenoid is gone and it has a aftermaket cold air intake. Is that how the check engine shows on a 300zx? Only with the handbrake or is something else going on?

Any insight would be appreciated.
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Old 09-21-2012, 02:37 AM
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Originally Posted by drifto
Hello Z believers,

I have a 1991 300zx 2plus2 114k non-turbo

The check engine light comes on only when I pull the handbrake.
I know that I have some emission components disconnected/removed (previous owner) like the canister purge valve solenoid is gone and it has a aftermaket cold air intake. Is that how the check engine shows on a 300zx? Only with the handbrake or is something else going on?

Any insight would be appreciated.
Nothing in the braking system causes a CEL, you need to run the ECU codes and figure out what codes the computer is throwing.
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Old 09-21-2012, 12:37 PM
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If it really happens only when the hand brake is applied, doesn't it have to have something to do with it? Like some weird short or something?
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