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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: philnohair on 04 November 2010, 12:17:59

Title: SAI - unplug or remove fuse?
Post by: philnohair on 04 November 2010, 12:17:59

My secondary air injector pump bearings are very noisy and at Oxford meet No. 4 The Boy told me the pump is not needed and I could unplug it, gaining access by removing the bumper. I looked at the bumper and it wasn't obvious to me how to remove it, so I did a search on the forum and found someone recommending removing the big red 50A fuse from the engine bay fuse box instead.

Are there any advantages/disadvantages to either method?

The Owners manual identifies where the engine fuse box is but doesn't specify what each fuse does - is the 50A fuse just for the SAI?

Any views most welcome, thanks.

Phil.

Title: Re: SAI - unplug or remove fuse?
Post by: RobG on 04 November 2010, 12:54:28

Just pull the fuse 29a in this pic http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1176542235

Title: Re: SAI - unplug or remove fuse?
Post by: Radar on 04 November 2010, 13:09:29

As Rob says, just pull the fuse - this is the simplest and quickest solution. To remove the SAI itself would be time consuming.

Title: Re: SAI - unplug or remove fuse?
Post by: philnohair on 04 November 2010, 13:28:48

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Just pull the fuse 29a in this pic http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1176542235

Thanks. Is it definitely 29a? I have an orange 40A there and the 29b is a red 50A - I've found a post by Entwood saying he thinks it's 29b and a post by bigdods describing it as 'the big red one'

Title: Re: SAI - unplug or remove fuse?
Post by: TheBoy on 04 November 2010, 19:14:49

Bumper comes off nice and easy ;)

Prefacelifts are easieer to unplig, just remove the panel next to foglight

Title: Re: SAI - unplug or remove fuse?
Post by: JasonH on 04 November 2010, 20:35:08

Pull one fuse and start the car. If the SAI doesn't come on you've got the right fuse.

Fuses are designed to blow so if you pull the wrong one out it won't do any harm.

If you unplug the pump you have a connector floating around. If you remove the pump you need to block off the pipe.

Title: Re: SAI - unplug or remove fuse?
Post by: JasonH on 04 November 2010, 20:36:13

The SAI fuse is only for the SAI nothing else will lose power.

Title: Re: SAI - unplug or remove fuse?
Post by: philnohair on 04 November 2010, 21:46:09

Thanks for the advice - it was 29b. Nice and quiet on start up now.

Title: Re: SAI - unplug or remove fuse?
Post by: Entwood on 04 November 2010, 21:56:56

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Thanks for the advice - it was 29b. Nice and quiet on start up now.

Oh ye of little faith ........    :)  :)  :)

Title: Re: SAI - unplug or remove fuse?
Post by: Dave Elite on 05 November 2010, 10:20:56

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Thanks for the advice - it was 29b. Nice and quiet on start up now.

Oh ye of little faith ........    :)  :)  :)

he found info on the site stating different fuses... he was asking to confirm the correct fuse... making your comment pointless... a little sarcastic... misinformed... and maybe even a little childish...

Just my opinion nowt else...

Title: Re: SAI - unplug or remove fuse?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 05 November 2010, 10:38:10

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he found info on the site stating different fuses... he was asking to confirm the correct fuse... making your comment pointless... a little sarcastic... misinformed... and maybe even a little childish...

Just my opinion nowt else...

The above, on the other hand?  ;)

Kevin

Title: Re: SAI - unplug or remove fuse?
Post by: Dave Elite on 05 November 2010, 10:43:22

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he found info on the site stating different fuses... he was asking to confirm the correct fuse... making your comment pointless... a little sarcastic... misinformed... and maybe even a little childish...

Just my opinion nowt else...

The above, on the other hand? ;)

Kevin

Another pointless comment ;)

Title: Re: SAI - unplug or remove fuse?
Post by: philnohair on 05 November 2010, 11:54:44

Sorry people, I didn't mean to start any bother!

I asked a question, got some answers - job done thanks to people taking the time  to help me.

Now kiss and make up! :-*