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12-21-2008, 05:55 PM

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What is the benefit removing this?

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12-21-2008, 06:07 PM

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I think it was Bill Verburg who posted a pic of the entire arrangement set up on his workbench. If you do a search maybe you'll find it, and it was probably originally on Pelican.

Here it is.

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12-21-2008, 06:46 PM

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Eric,
Excellent. Will its absence cause any issues with the ECU/fault codes?

Andreas

I would think you would get a permanent CEL...since you will effectively "clog" the air port by not pumping air through it......no?

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12-21-2008, 06:54 PM

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Here are a couple of images of mine when I replaced it. You can see some of the plumbing.

EDIT: I cheated on this one. I did the SAI Roto-Rooting while the engine was out. If your engine is in - good luck!

Even vise grips won't get it off from the top. It just spins. You have to get the bottom where it's threaded into the SAI valve.

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12-21-2008, 07:18 PM

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Here it is.

Andreas

I knew I could count on you to find this! I wonder if I have this??

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12-21-2008, 07:26 PM

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I wonder if I have this??

Unless your whip was originally titled in Slovenia, you've got it.

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12-21-2008, 08:33 PM

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Here are a couple of images of mine when I replaced it. You can see some of the plumbing.

Even vise grips won't get it off from the top. It just spins. You have to get the bottom where it's threaded into the SAI valve.

Did you have to remove anything else out of the way to get the vise grips and channel locks to fit and remove the SAI?

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12-21-2008, 08:36 PM

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Eric,
Excellent. Will its absence cause any issues with the ECU/fault codes?

Andreas

No, not in a 1995 OBDI. In a 1996+, you wouldn't get a CEL due to the lack of an air pump per se (since there's no fault for that), but you would get an SAI CEL since no air is getting pumped into the exhaust stream.

On a 1995, you can remove the entire SAI system and the cats too without throwing any codes. BTDT.

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12-21-2008, 08:40 PM

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What is the benefit removing this?

No real benefit; you lose a few pounds and that's about it. I chose to remove it due to space constraints.

For anyone who removes their SAI pump, remember to re-install the bolts (you may need shorter bolts, I can't recall) since the bolts that hold the SAI pump also fasten the cover on the oil galley. Things will get very very messy if you forget.