This little do-whats-it was unplugged when I got the 89 Subaru Liberty (Legacy) and the car ran fine with it unplugged.. It has two vacuum hoses connected to it. One from just after the throttle body, and one that goes to the charcol canister, through a metal pipe beside the tank vent hose.

 

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What does it do? Can I remove it? Should I plug it back in?

 

Thanks

purge control solnoid.yeah you can dissconnect ,stick a resistor in the wiring so no fault codes and crap runnining and plug the hoses.But if its working leave it in there its there for a reason.

Ok. I'm going to try the engine without it. All it can really do is close off the pipe to the canister and that pipe on most other cars I've seen is normally just a open anyhow.

 

I know the whole "if it's there, it's there for a reason" thing. But I really just don't believe that anymore. There are so many stupid useless things in cars that I have seen it just isn't funny.

 

If it doesn't run right, I'll try it with it plugged in. We'll go from there.

you've got to put a resister,can't remember the ohms, in the wiring that goes to the ecu it'll fault code and run a bit rough.What it does is open that line up from the canister back to the throttle body to purge the vapor/fuel thats in the canister.I know guys that have run without it.You'll need it if you want to get your conversion complianced.Might smell a bit fuelly.

you've got to put a resister,can't remember the ohms, in the wiring that goes to the ecu it'll fault code and run a bit rough.

That's interesting. I drove the Liberty it came out of just before I pulled the engine and it was fine, not rough at all. Had plenty of go as well.

did the check engine light come on?

did the check engine light come on?

Nope... unless it is blown, and does not light..