Smog pump delete

[t-tony]

Something reminded me about blanking plates for the port on the cylinder head for when you remove the obsolete smog pump from your car. I currently have 3 ready to post at £6.00 Inc. P&P.
PM me if you want one.

Tony.

 

[pgunter]

I already have... anybody else need one ? @Oldguysrule @Lee for Sams Zed ? not sure if it has a smog pump on it.

 

[buze]

I'd be happy with one, if applicable?

 

[andyglym]

OK mate, please educate me. This smog thing on all Zeds and if so what are the benefits of taking it off and blanking please. Really, not a Scooby mate.

Ta much

 

[t-tony]

I took the one off mine because the bearings in the pump motor got horribly noisy Andy. It is not required here in Europe and was only fitted so that they could be driven in certain US states inc. California. All extra weight that you don't need to carry around. If your car has this it will be behind the O/S headlight mounted on the inner wing, and connected to the cylinder head capsule by a 1" rubber hose.
The blanking plate is for the port on the cyl. Head when you remove the capsule. All you need to do is unplug the cable and a small vacc. pipe the needs blocking off.

Tony.

 

[andyglym]

I took the one off mine because the bearings in the pump motor got horribly noisy Andy. It is not required here in Europe and was only fitted so that they could be driven in certain US states inc. California. All extra weight that you don't need to carry around. If your car has this it will be behind the O/S headlight mounted on the inner wing, and connected to the cylinder head capsule by a 1" rubber hose.
The blanking plate is for the port on the cyl. Head when you remove the capsule. All you need to do is unplug the cable and a small vacc. pipe the needs blocking off.

Tony.

Thanks mate, I'll take a look when I'm back home next week.

 

[pgunter]

This is the one on my 3.0 @Andy McDonnell Big beast and I think the air circulation would be better in the engine bay with it gone.

 

[Madtoady]

This is the one on my 3.0 @Andy McDonnell Big beast and I think the air circulation would be better in the engine bay with it gone.

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I did wonder what on earth that was in my car!

 

[andyglym]

This is the one on my 3.0 @Andy McDonnell Big beast and I think the air circulation would be better in the engine bay with it gone.

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Thanks Paul, looks familiar

 

[g8jka]

This might help people to see what a blanking plug does, take the pump unit away and fit where the pump has been taken away. Then throw the pump over the neighbours fence, they fly like a plane just like they sound when the break.

 

[pgunter]

No photos @g8jka just little red X's

 

[g8jka]

No photos @g8jka just little red X's

Lots of my photos are showing up like that on my thread also, it's when they have been uploaded from flickr I think. I have edited that post they should show now but don't know what they problem with the other is? @GazHyde?

 

[pgunter]

Yes they are perfect, giving people and idea how much space the thing takes up. Just going to put the power lead back up to the loom and tape it in and as you have done, get a rubber blank for the little vacuum feed pipe.

 

[GazHyde]

Lots of my photos are showing up like that on my thread also, it's when they have been uploaded from flickr I think. I have edited that post they should show now but don't know what they problem with the other is? @GazHyde?

There is a thread open on this Dave, I'm struggling to figure it out fully. I know what's wrong, just don't know how to fix it yet! It doesn't seem to cause issues with all Flickr links oddly (although not just flickr is affected).

 

[Grumps]

OK mate, please educate me. This smog thing on all Zeds and if so what are the benefits of taking it off and blanking please. Really, not a Scooby mate.

Ta much

I'm with you Andy Lol!!

 

[Sean d]

I took mine off but put it back as it leaves the mount and a bloody big gap.

 

[pgunter]

@Sean d I am going to be using the mount for the perfect place to fit the Day Light Running light control unit. So it won't go to waste.

 

[mwpe]

I took mine off but put it back as it leaves the mount and a bloody big gap.

Mine doesn't have one but the mount is still there, just never been used.

 

[Rudyrov]

OK, I have a the pump and fittings in my car, it comes on when the engine is cold for about a minute and then shuts off.
I think I would like to remove it, how do I get myself a blanking plate?

 

[mrscalex]

Horrible nasty things. I like keeping things factory standard but that's the one thing I would get rid of if I had a car with it on.

Note if you remove the gubbins you will quite possibly be causing an error 62 open circuit on the DME. I started getting this error after my engine swap and I don't even have the system! So it presumably gets upset with a missing or incorrectly wired system.