Got a picture of what's squealing on my car
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All right, i plan on getting a mp anyways and i heard that you can remove the airpump when you put the mp on so i will do that. Is it normal for that to start squeaking though?
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Originally Posted by silver_7
yea it is normal actually.
MazdaSpeed93: What ECU are you running? If you are using a standalone such as the PFC then you should be able to remove the airpump without negative effects. But if you are using the stock ECU or a chipped ECU, then you may want to leave it in because removal will mess up your idle and throttle response.
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Originally Posted by alberto_mg
could it be old belts squeaking? when was the last time the belts were replaced?
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squealing means the pump is going bad - just disconnect it, it doesn't serve any truly useful purpose according to Cam at Pettit. If you need to get emissions testing, just reconnect it for that.
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Originally Posted by mquraish
squealing means the pump is going bad - just disconnect it, it doesn't serve any truly useful purpose according to Cam at Pettit. If you need to get emissions testing, just reconnect it for that.
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how do u know?
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The air pump does serve a purpose though. It's part of the anti "After Burn" system and keeps the cat from melt down (if I'm not mistaken, which I could be) but only if you keep the stock cat. A MP will require re-tuning though. What about emissions? How do folks pass with mp (unless emissions isn't required)?
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i was irritated by the squeling too. i replaced mine, thinking it was not normal. still squels... around the 2.5k-3k rpm range. do a search in this section by post by me, i posted a vid of my car doing some squeling, and a more detailed description of issues.
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the smog pump is only for smog. I took mine out and it had NO EFFECT ON ANY THING. I keep hearing people on here say your car wont idle right or it will over heat.. and all i have to say is NO. all it does is send air down to your cat which makes it hotter which burns the unspent fuel better. Just remove it and keep it for when you need to smog it. I threw mine away.
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I removed mine and i had a rougher idle. i also sat at 13psi of vaccum vs the 17 i ussaly had. Maybe diff ECU codes react differently to its removal them others? But i can vouch for issues after i removed mine.. Reinstalled and everything was back to normal.
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Originally Posted by MazdaSpeed93
All right, i plan on getting a mp anyways and i heard that you can remove the airpump when you put the mp on so i will do that. Is it normal for that to start squeaking though?
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Originally Posted by rx7what
the smog pump is only for smog. I took mine out and it had NO EFFECT ON ANY THING. I keep hearing people on here say your car wont idle right or it will over heat.. and all i have to say is NO. all it does is send air down to your cat which makes it hotter which burns the unspent fuel better. Just remove it and keep it for when you need to smog it. I threw mine away.
Originally Posted by RX7Wishing
I removed mine and i had a rougher idle. i also sat at 13psi of vaccum vs the 17 i ussaly had. Maybe diff ECU codes react differently to its removal them others? But i can vouch for issues after i removed mine.. Reinstalled and everything was back to normal.
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Originally Posted by chillin_rx7_guy
If you do remove your air pump, you will need to make sure to "fool" your ecu into thinking that it's still connected. If not, it will throw a code.
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Originally Posted by rx7what
all it does is send air down to your cat which makes it hotter which burns the unspent fuel better. Just remove it and keep it for when you need to smog it. I threw mine away.
Have fun bribing a smog inspector every 2 years.