Secondary air pump

[philthy]

Howdy chaps.

Has anyone put an aftermarket air pump on their polo? VW quoted me $790 for a replacement . I was wondering if they're a universal fitment. Have found a few in the US, ECS tuning:

Volkswagen New Beetle 1.8T > Engine > Emission > ES#1876813 Secondary Air Injection Pump - 06A959253B

Ebay:

Air Pump Secondary Audi A4 A6 TT VW Beetle Golf Jetta : eBay Motors (item 390223816409 end time Dec-01-10 09:45:40 PST)


While I'm here, where's a good place to get a rear oxygen sensor from?

Cheers,

-Phil.

[vwthunder]

Aftermarket one, why dont you just throw it away lol, you dont really need it

Hang on, I will take my one off and sell it to you

[noone]

I'm not using one... I ditched the 112, 249 and SAI systems. It's only used for a min or 2 on startup.

[philthy]

I had thought about ditching it, but when I eventually sell the car I don't want to have bits missing, if that makes sense

[vwthunder]

I had thought about ditching it, but when I eventually sell the car I don't want to have bits missing, if that makes sense

You have a point, i am at the stage where i will probably keep my car for a long time, so i dont really mind pulling everything off

[DeanB]

Having seen the pics of cars with and without, unless it was inspected by someone who is ultra keen on the cars or a VW mechanic I personally believe most people/mechanics wouldn't notice it missing.

[kangfu]

As if youre ever going to get rid of the Polo ..

Take it off!

[blackbetty]

what is the air pump for? why is it only used for a minute during warm up? and what effect does taking it off have?

until i read these posts i didnt know i had one

[blackbetty]

actually i just googled......i know it by another name - smog pump. i know what they do....