"1993 240sx : hitting the brakes car turns off"

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cyb3rneticvirus
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Joined: Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:41 pm
Car: 93 cougar xr7
91 s13 HB se
92 s13 HB base

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so when i get on the gas then hit the brakes the car shuts off, this started happening after i got into car accident, heres some pics of the damage
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no damage to anything else, car started up fine and everything no rad leak ect. i replaced the brake master and booster but it still happens, the car also ideals high about 1.1k Ive checked the vacuum lines all seem fine


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terry_240sx
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Car: '93 240sx hatch
Location: so cal

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did you replace the check valve in your brake booster line?

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cyb3rneticvirus
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no its something to do with the plug that goes to the injectors and egr stuff soon as i unplug it and start the car again its fine

SR86
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Location: Calgary, AB

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How exactly is it turning off? As in the engine starts to die or loss of power as if someone turned off the key? If its the latter, check your body grounds, there should be one on each side behind each headlight and of course the battery ground that connects to the body and then to the motor.

airman86
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The brake booster needs to be able to hold vacuum. 90% of the time when you apply your brakes, your engine will be in vacuum...think about unplugging the brake booster vacuum line and trying to drive the car around. I doubt it'd idle. So it's possible that when you push in your brakes, the brake booster "opens" up.

So try giving it throttle while applying the brakes and see if it stays alive any 'better'.

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cyb3rneticvirus
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Car: 93 cougar xr7
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checked the brake booster its fine. when i know theres the problem the car ideals high around 1.3k cold or hot if you disconnect the E.F.I and plug it back in its fine it happens at random times i started overheating with out t-sat (so put in a new t-sat jacked car up ect to bleed) i am running dual altima fans wired to ignition also i am having blue smoke come out of the exhaust the water pump pully feels a lil lose i can wiggle it with the belt on, anything else i might have missed let me know


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