purge control solenoid valve

**oocus** · 12-02-2011 12:43 PM

can anyone explain what a purge control solenoid valve is and what it does. my harness has a plug for one but my inlet manifold does noy have one. cna i just leave this plug disconnected?

**TheSaint** · 12-02-2011 05:51 PM

isnt it the charcoal canister that absorbs the fuel vapors from the fuel tank?

on my car it has a small line from the intake manifold, one line to the throttle body and one line coming from the fuel tank

i plugged the lines from the intake manifold and throttle body and let the fuel tank line open to breathe - i than proceeded to throw the canister and valve in the bin ....

**oocus** · 12-02-2011 07:59 PM

no this a black solenoid sits top left firewall side corner of the intake manifold and it is has a plug connector(sensor) on it. so my harness has a connector for it but my manifold does not have anything there. these vei's have some different stuff on them i am finding.

**TheSaint** · 12-02-2011 11:53 PM

juss leave the sensor off when you install the new engine - if it doesnt give a CEL - rip it out

**oocus** · 13-02-2011 12:45 AM

just need gaskets and it will be ready to put back together. what gaskets do you use? y1 in US is same as z6, right? have you used parts from the states before?

**TheSaint** · 13-02-2011 12:58 AM

i use heaps of parts from the states

if you want to bump the compression a little you can get thinner gaskets from cometic - say 75.5mm with ARP head bolts should net some nice compression lol

or just use OEM

**oocus** · 13-02-2011 02:15 AM

so y1 is the same as z6?

**TheSaint** · 13-02-2011 11:59 AM

apparently they are very similar - but i cant find any information to confirm it =/

also which gearbox are u using for this swap?

**oocus** · 13-02-2011 02:27 PM

i am asking because i would have to order a z6 headgasket if i get them from the states?
i am using the gearbox that was on the engine when i pulled it out of the ek. everything seems to be ok.
is there somewhere in particular you get your stuff from the states?
is there any problem stuff from the states or it is all the same?

**TheSaint** · 13-02-2011 02:39 PM

i get my stuff on either Ebay or d-series.org - if u havnt signed up there yet than do so - they are very helpful for this stuff

whats the stamp on the ek gearbox?

**oocus** · 13-02-2011 08:08 PM

dont know what the stamp says, i will check tomorrow. why is there a problem with some gearboxes?
do you remember te name of the gaskets you got off ebay. there are so many, and some are so cheap i was wondering WHY they are so ceap? are they chheap made? do they still work ok?