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| Secondary air pump squealing JM-Stamford,CT - 5 months ago |
In my latest round of deferred maintenance.... as the weather gets cold in CT, the secondary air injection pump needs to do its thing. Mine started to squeal last year.
I have seen YT guys pulling the pump and lubing the bearings.
That seems a short term fix at best. Has anyone replaced the bearings? Seems like it should be straightforward. The issue is not starting the job that cannot be finished.
And yes, I know that others have removed the pump entirely. Not thinking about that yet. If it works within reason, I have no objection to using it.
But likely not going to buy a new one. Those are crazy expensive.
Thoughts?
I have seen YT guys pulling the pump and lubing the bearings.
That seems a short term fix at best. Has anyone replaced the bearings? Seems like it should be straightforward. The issue is not starting the job that cannot be finished.
And yes, I know that others have removed the pump entirely. Not thinking about that yet. If it works within reason, I have no objection to using it.
But likely not going to buy a new one. Those are crazy expensive.
Thoughts?
| Re: Secondary air pump squealing Pedro (Odessa, FL) - 5 months ago |
The only place where it is REQUIRED is the Republic of California.
Removing the pump and reprogramming the car as a RoW is the only real fix.
Happy Boxstering,
Pedro
Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 315,000+ miles: [garage.pca.org]
[www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"
"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti
"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna
Removing the pump and reprogramming the car as a RoW is the only real fix.
Happy Boxstering,
Pedro
Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 315,000+ miles: [garage.pca.org]
[www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"
"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti
"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna
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