[Alain]

Warm weather is here !!! Took the cover off the car this Saturday and drove the hell out of it. It had been sitting since November.

I got a check engine light and a “reduced engine power” message at first startup. I suspect it was because of my Soler ported TB. I was kind of expecting it, to be honest so it didn’t bother me too much.

The parking brake was stuck and needed a little coercion to get it to let go. Here’s what I mean, after hitting the button to disengage it I could hear the parking brake disengage but the car wouldn’t move. I figured it was due to the parking brake being set for all those months while the car sat outside in an un heated environment.

Can someone confirm that the electronic parking brake is set by the rear brake pads? I’m not sure how the E-brake could become stuck due to cold temps and being set for an extended period of time.

I did wash the car last November, sprayed some Adams polishes wheel cleaner on the wheels and calipers right before I put the car away. Maybe that stuff caused the rear brake pads to get “glued/frozen to the rotor? It was pretty damn cold Saturday morning.

I put the car in first and gave it a little gas, after a loud clank, it came loose and the car was free. I got no warning lights or anything else and the car drove fine.

The car ran great, even with the check engine light on, I did not notice any reduced power so I figured the code would clear itself. By the 5th time I started the car on Saturday the check engine light was gone (thank god) !! I KNEW IT, I said. Car ran great the rest of the weekend.

Took sometime today to swap all 4 corner brake pads from OEM to power stops. I had enough of the brake dust !!! I also changed my rear diff fluid. I know we like pictures here so I took a few.

If any of you have any input on the parking brake situation let me know.

Next up is the Soler throttle controller and bedding the new brake pads.