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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: rajveer.sandhu on 21 February 2011, 18:29:19

Title: How to: seconary air injector removal
Post by: rajveer.sandhu on 21 February 2011, 18:29:19

Hi,
Is there a How To on removing the secondary Air Injector?
(Also is this safe to do so, with no adverse effects)

Title: Re: How to: seconary air injector removal
Post by: TheBoy on 21 February 2011, 18:31:10

No guide. Easy enough, if you can find a way to seal the exhaust.

Title: Re: How to: seconary air injector removal
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 21 February 2011, 19:20:13

disconnect the fuse instead
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/mecdv6/SAPfuse.jpg)

Title: Re: How to: seconary air injector removal
Post by: paulgsi on 21 February 2011, 23:19:13

what is the benefit of doing this curios

Title: Re: How to: seconary air injector removal
Post by: Julian James on 21 February 2011, 23:59:23

ditto cem....

Mine was whirring every time I started the engine.  Sounded like a plane.  I just disconnected the fuse.  (altho number 29b on mine I believe as I have AC.  might be 29a, just double check ;) )

hope that helps mate :)

Title: Re: How to: seconary air injector removal
Post by: paulgsi on 23 February 2011, 16:11:57

so y do ye all remove this ?

Title: Re: How to: seconary air injector removal
Post by: RobG on 23 February 2011, 16:14:49

Three options, pull fuse, unplug unit or remove totally :)

Title: Re: How to: seconary air injector removal
Post by: paulgsi on 24 February 2011, 01:37:39

does anyone know what benifit is to be had by disconecting this pump ,  ::)

Title: Re: How to: seconary air injector removal
Post by: Jimbob on 24 February 2011, 08:14:53

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does anyone know what benifit is to be had by disconecting this pump ,  ::)

mainly done when the pump goes faulty and sounds very loud for 30 seconds on startup.

Title: Re: How to: seconary air injector removal
Post by: Peti on 12 March 2011, 08:12:29

Dear Friends

I removed the whole thing, just out of curiosity and for some cleaning.
If I say I'm curious, I mean it :) ....so I drilled out the 6 aluminum rivets tightening the cover of the motor.
I thought I just pull the motor out of its plastic housing....but that thing does not tend to come out.

Did anyone ever removed it ? HOW ?
 

Title: Re: How to: seconary air injector removal
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 12 March 2011, 09:08:49

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does anyone know what benifit is to be had by disconecting this pump ,  ::)

 ;D ;D ;D Third time lucky. :y

Title: Re: How to: seconary air injector removal
Post by: I_want_an_Omega on 12 March 2011, 09:37:29

If you take the whole lot out then it saves carting several kilos of weight around. That's about it really.

I removed mine totally and connected a blanked off 15mm copper pipe to the rubber unions. Seems to have worked ok.

Also, makes access to the cambelt etc a whole lot easier on the V6s.

HTH

Title: Re: How to: seconary air injector removal
Post by: zuluf on 12 March 2011, 18:26:58

Been reading through and....

question no.1
Is this only found on v6 engines?

question no.2
If not, can someone give a pic of what exactly this thingy looks like/is located?

thx

Title: Re: How to: seconary air injector removal
Post by: Abiton on 12 March 2011, 18:42:22

1. No, 2.0's have it.

2. Not just now, but there's a pump under the NS wing/bumper just ahead of the left front wheel, some rubber pipework from there to a valve near the power-steering reservoir, then a non-return valve and metal pipework to the exhaust manifold.