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Old 11-26-2009, 05:40 AM   #31 (permalink)
 
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So my warranty is up in 30 miles (dammit). Can I just take that friggin popping tat tat tat purge valve off? Disconnect it and the car will run virtually the same? It's still annoying as hell.

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So my warranty is up in 30 miles (dammit). Can I just take that friggin popping tat tat tat purge valve off? Disconnect it and the car will run virtually the same? It's still annoying as hell.
No, you will set off your service engine soon light.
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So my warranty is up in 30 miles (dammit). Can I just take that friggin popping tat tat tat purge valve off? Disconnect it and the car will run virtually the same? It's still annoying as hell.
i drove with it diconnected for about a day or so. the car ran fine but the check engine light was on. after reattaching the valve the light cleared off in a few more starts.
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