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Old 12-04-2012, 03:21 PM
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my 99 firehawk is throwing a check engine light for this. where is this at and hows the best way to fix the problem.

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AIR pump is on the driver side, in front of the driver front tire underneath plastic cover. Just follow the big black tube that y's from both manifolds into this pump. Most people just put block off plates and tune the code out, same as egr.
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The secondary air system has a few parts. The vacuum solenoid and diverter valve (has a large hose coming from the side and a small vacuum line on the top) are going to be on the driver side of the engine bay just above the rear coils. The air pump itself is located behind the splash panel in front of the driver front tire. Once you remove the splash panel you will see the secondary air pump on your F Body that has a large rubber hose coming off of it. You will need to check on a cold start up if the pump is powering and if its not check the fuse under the hood. If your pump does power-on, you will then check for air movement at the outlet of the hose that goes up to the engine from the pump.
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What code are you getting? Could just be a simple stuck check valve. They like to rust shut.
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so. pull the fuse. remove the pump, and have someone tune out the code. Problem solved
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Cant. THE GREAT CRAPPY CALIFORNIA! i hate it here lol
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Like was said, the pump itself is under the drivers side headlight.

Just unplug it, and tune out the codes but leave everything visually connected. Its only purpose is to get the cats up to temp faster. Once that's done, it becomes dead weight.
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so under the headlight? i have to pull the headlight then can fix it
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Nope you can leave headlight in, it's easier to go from the bottom
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Sounds good thanks you guys



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