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Title: Noisey pump thing??
Post by: eliterob on 27 February 2008, 10:44:13
hi all i have a noisey pump thing mounted below my nsf headlamp behind the bumper.
my question is this..
1 what is it?
2 what does it do?
3 what would happen if i just unplugged it?
if it helps it only rins for the first 30 seconds or so when i start the car.

thanks in advance rob
Title: Re: Noisey pump thing??
Post by: hotel21 on 27 February 2008, 10:53:56
Its the seconady air injection, fitted to assist in a clean qquick cats warm up cycle to reduce emmissions etc...

No harm in simply unplugging it, lots of them have been disconnected....   :y
Title: Re: Noisey pump thing??
Post by: eliterob on 27 February 2008, 16:35:27
just what i wanted to hear
thanks bud
Title: Re: Noisey pump thing??
Post by: MutantCav on 27 February 2008, 16:38:54
Or if you want a non noisy one...I can send you one cheap :)
Title: Re: Noisey pump thing??
Post by: Markie on 27 February 2008, 16:49:31
...but if it was me i would leave it connected - it should only be a noise occassionally when cats are cold and not impact anything else.
Title: Re: Noisey pump thing??
Post by: ians on 27 February 2008, 16:52:21
the only reason I disconnected mine was to confirm that was what was squealing for 30 seconds after starting from cold (and not something more critical).  Otherwise I would leave it connected.
Title: Re: Noisey pump thing??
Post by: MutantCav on 27 February 2008, 19:42:42
It may not be that important but it is there for a reason, so why not just get urself a cheap replacement and have a non noisy one
Title: Re: Noisey pump thing??
Post by: JasonH on 27 February 2008, 21:27:35
It is there to get the cats up to temperature faster but Vx themselves dropped it for the 2.6 V6.

I preferred to replace mine, but rather than unplug it you could remove it, it's a big lump and you'd be lugging around dead weight.
Title: Re: Noisey pump thing??
Post by: eliterob on 28 February 2008, 16:36:03
having removed my cats it can be binned then!!
happy days
Title: Re: Noisey pump thing??
Post by: ians on 28 February 2008, 16:54:28
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having removed my cats it can be binned then!!
happy days

does that not cause mot emission problems?
Title: Re: Noisey pump thing??
Post by: Markie on 28 February 2008, 17:06:30
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having removed my cats it can be binned then!!
happy days

does that not cause mot emission problems?


yup - if mot`d properly it will fail - or you will need to put them back in for mot and remove again.
Title: Re: Noisey pump thing??
Post by: eliterob on 29 February 2008, 13:26:08
yeah old cats retained and have been sleeved for easy refit come mot time.