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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 10:51 PM
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does anyone know how to remove the air pump and will mess up my ride??
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 11:04 PM
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You are going to be deleting AIR/EGR then I assume? You will need the codes turned off by a tuner after the fact. the airpump is like 4-6 bolts and removes within 15 minutes. You have to pull out the friction pins, or whatever you want to call them in front of the wheel well to get to it. It is really easy once you locate it. When I took both of mine out, it was the nastiest thing I have ever seen. Wear some gloves, or you will be changing ethnicity from the elbow down.
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 11:09 PM
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You are going to be deleting AIR/EGR then I assume? You will need the codes turned off by a tuner after the fact. the airpump is like 4-6 bolts and removes within 15 minutes. You have to pull out the friction pins, or whatever you want to call them in front of the wheel well to get to it. It is really easy once you locate it. When I took both of mine out, it was the nastiest thing I have ever seen. Wear some gloves, or you will be changing ethnicity from the elbow down.
how do you get the actuator behind the manifold out?
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 11:11 PM
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funny thing i decided to do mine today....after a long time of it just doing nothing...

heres what i did:

took the componets out of the engine first, ie hose, tubes, and made my block off plates from alumn...

next i took the 3 fuses out

then i got under the front drivers side and undid 4 10mm bolts on the undercarriage....once the flap was open i took a ratchet and undid 2 10mm bolts and it slid out.....finally i took the brace assembly and other pump material out...total of 5 10mm bolts...and that was it
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Hennytime
how do you get the actuator behind the manifold out?
the what behind the who?!

its just a T joint where the two tubes meet behind the manifold....yank that bitch out
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 11:12 PM
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Weren't the fuses actually breakers for some of them? Been so long since I have done mine.
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i believe two were.....there were two in the first fuse box and one 25fuse in the second...
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 11:23 PM
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Thats right. Hang on to those. I blew another one on a nitrous install, and it was like 9 bucks.
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 11:29 PM
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do u have to remove the fuses????
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 99kamarokid
do u have to remove the fuses????
Mine are still in there. Good spot to keep them if I ever blow a different one in the future. Storage location lol.
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Mine are still in there. Good spot to keep them if I ever blow a different one in the future. Storage location lol.
Too bad I was a genius and pulled them.
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^^^^ that makes two of us....but hey i just did mine today and there in the trunk
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^^^^ that makes two of us....but hey i just did mine today and there in the trunk
seriously...Keep them in the car.
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Originally Posted by staringback05
the what behind the who?!

its just a T joint where the two tubes meet behind the manifold....yank that bitch out
y2k cars have a vacume operated pump valve and solniod where the 99s have that T fitting with the valve n 'niod on the pump assembly. I did this on a '99 and a '00. Not sure on other years. It's a bit of a pain to remove without breaking it. So just rip it out if you not saving it.

And you thought the only diffrence was the hose on the air lid.

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I took mine out fairly quickly, and broke nothing....both 99's too.
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Originally Posted by thunderdan74
y2k cars have a vacume operated pump valve and solniod where the 99s have that T fitting and that stuff is on the pump assembly. Not sure on other years. It's a bit of a pain to remove without breaking it. So just rip it out if you not saving it.

ahhh i see.....wierd my 01 motor didnt have that....yeaaaa for the T fitting
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by staringback05
next i took the 3 fuses out
3 Fuses? Isn't there only 1 30A fuse and 1 relay?
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 06:04 PM
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When removing the Air pump do I need to block anything out with little gasket plates of seomthing?
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Originally Posted by BackinBlack02SS
3 Fuses? Isn't there only 1 30A fuse and 1 relay?

if you read the top of the covers, youll understand....1 in 1 box 2 in the other


yes youll need to cap you exhaust manifolds....just cut some alumn. or sheet metal.....
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 06:47 AM
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im thinking of doing this also, does anyone know if ill still be able to pass mass inspection??? if i get the codes turned off that is, and does it make run different??
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