Secondary Air Pump

[MadBaz]

I need a some advice on this one peeps, got my MOT next month and I'm getting nervous!

The secondary air pump on my Gal has siezed, can I continue to run the gal without it affecting emmisions/cat?

 

Strange thing is it's only been on 2 years, prevoius owner gave me receipt. It was fitted at same place (Fraud dealer in Powys) that fitted him a pair of 95t unreinforced tyres I might add.

 

I know there is a TSB on TIS which says a new pipe can be fitted in it's place but the ecu needs to be reprogrammed, is it worth taking it to my local dealer for them to sort?

 

Or shall I just remove it, clamp off the hoses and never worry about it again?

[bigdaddy]

The air pump is to help the cat to get up to correct temp, and only runs for a min or two, the only way it can effect the emissions is at cold start up, which I believe is not tested, just take it for a good blast down the road before you take it in for the mot.

[zorgman]

i agree with the above as the engine has to be at operating temp 80deg c when they do the test thats why they have it ticking over, mine has never worked i took it off and binned it

[MadBaz]

Cheers for that, I'll get rid of it this weekend, I was just a little worried about it not doing its job and the cat becoming contaminated/damaged. I don't know of any other car having an afterburner to warm the cat up. I could do with an afterburner to warm up the cat that keeps s******g in my garden :ph34r: