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Quote: Originally Posted by DustenT  My car thinks it's an automatic (tranny swap), so I have a constant CEL anyways. My other car is an Acura TL, my previous car was a turbo Civic. Both have more problems than this car.  Anyways....the primary reason for pump failure is the valve on the front of the head that allows air to enter the exhaust. If this valve stays open, moisture gets into the pump and does bad things. My valve works perfectly on my car, so the air pump I have for sale should be perfect. | Anytime you turbo anything or work on it to make it faster it seems it is nothing but problems. Anymore I just replace stuff when broke and thats it. My buddy had a little import shop and I learned first hand that if you fix up your car all it does is cause problems. |  |  | | 09-20-2006, 07:11 PM | #32 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 456 |
Quote: Originally Posted by FATHER Hey dustent is posible to remove the checkengine bulb with out ecu issues, my mechanic not recomend to remove it , so i paint it on black, | paint it? horrible! Man its the dummy bulb. Its there to prevent any BIG issues from arising! Fix the small stuff and you car will like you more! __________________ SPEED IS NOT AN EQUATION CONSISTING OF DISTANCE DIVIDED BY TIME. IT IS A LIFESTYLE! | | | | | 09-20-2006, 07:16 PM | #33 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 885 |
my car have a lot of code man, first i swap the tranny, i not have cat, also is supercharger, with large injectors, without air pump, i'm sure that those bulb is not my best friend, so i send it to the hell with a little brush with black paint __________________ BMW...MY NEW TOY  Mods: Some plastic parts, ///M Wheels and me | | | | | 09-20-2006, 07:17 PM | #34 | | doesn't care about you. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,925 |
Quote: Originally Posted by m3outtanowhere paint it? horrible! Man its the dummy bulb. Its there to prevent any BIG issues from arising! Fix the small stuff and you car will like you more! | The CEL triggers are mostly emissions related. I check my codes every thousand miles or so, or when I'm filling up with gas sometimes. I know what codes to expect, so it's easy to tell if something new pops up. It's really not a big deal to me. I also have an airbag light and transmission light on. __________________ 
'99 Dinan M3 | | | | | 09-20-2006, 07:20 PM | #35 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 885 |
Dustent you can remove the tranny ligth without issue, i do that because i hate the ligths when i drive in the nigth. __________________ BMW...MY NEW TOY Mods: Some plastic parts, ///M Wheels and me | | | | | 09-20-2006, 07:22 PM | #36 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 228 |
Okay, now that we've spun appreciably off topic I have another question about the CEL. If it's on does our engine run in "default mode" or something where I lose performance and/or gas mileage and/or something else? | | | | | 09-20-2006, 07:39 PM | #37 | | doesn't care about you. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,925 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Severian Okay, now that we've spun appreciably off topic I have another question about the CEL. If it's on does our engine run in "default mode" or something where I lose performance and/or gas mileage and/or something else? | No, CEL doesn't trigger limp mode on the Bosch DME. __________________
'99 Dinan M3 | | | | | 09-20-2006, 07:46 PM | #38 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 228 |
Sweet! Thanks, that's awesome. | | | | | 09-20-2006, 07:49 PM | #39 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 456 |
my cel told me misfire and cat codes. I pulled the cats just to find out it was the boot from the coil to the plug. CEL's help some people. If i didnt have it my car would still be misfiring because all of the rubber boots were in good condition and I thought they worked fine. But it WAS the problem
My old bronco's CEL didnt work. The distributor module went bad and I spent 3 days replacing parts cause I had no scan tools, and no way to tell what was up. __________________ SPEED IS NOT AN EQUATION CONSISTING OF DISTANCE DIVIDED BY TIME. IT IS A LIFESTYLE! | | | | | 09-20-2006, 08:01 PM | #40 | | Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Oak Harbor, Wa Posts: 69 |
Quote: Originally Posted by m3outtanowhere my cel told me misfire and cat codes. I pulled the cats just to find out it was the boot from the coil to the plug. CEL's help some people. If i didnt have it my car would still be misfiring because all of the rubber boots were in good condition and I thought they worked fine. But it WAS the problem
My old bronco's CEL didnt work. The distributor module went bad and I spent 3 days replacing parts cause I had no scan tools, and no way to tell what was up. | It is just ashame they are not more specific. In due time I'm sure. | | | | | 09-21-2006, 01:55 PM | #41 | | Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Oak Harbor, Wa Posts: 69 |
well checked it out again and the pump is kickin on just straining so its going out | | | | | 09-21-2006, 02:21 PM | #42 | | doesn't care about you. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,925 |
Quote: Originally Posted by chriswashburn18 well checked it out again and the pump is kickin on just straining so its going out | You'll want to check the valve too. #15 in the attached picture. The easiest way to do this is to remove the rubber hose the goes to the pump when the car is HOT. If you feel exhaust coming OUT the valve, you'll need to replace it. With no vacuum on the valve, it is closed. __________________
'99 Dinan M3 | | | | | 09-21-2006, 04:31 PM | #43 | | Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Oak Harbor, Wa Posts: 69 |
Quote: Originally Posted by DustenT You'll want to check the valve too. #15 in the attached picture. The easiest way to do this is to remove the rubber hose the goes to the pump when the car is HOT. If you feel exhaust coming OUT the valve, you'll need to replace it. With no vacuum on the valve, it is closed. | My hose that runs to the valve is plastic | | | | | 09-21-2006, 05:09 PM | #44 | | doesn't care about you. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,925 |
Quote: Originally Posted by chriswashburn18 My hose that runs to the valve is plastic | Sorry, yes, the hose is plastic not rubber. __________________
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