mk2 vr6 people, what did you do with this

Blue plug in the pic???


Thats the right pic now
Edited by: 1990

 

On my old one, nothing, I just tied it up out of the way.

On this one, it has the blue pump plugged into it, pumping nothing but fresh air into no where.

 

Do you know what the pump is suppost to be for?

And where and what it pumps

 

Surely not only me and phatty have it?

 

i might have, but i'm nowhere near my car at the mo, and it's (hopefully) plugged into where it should be. I'll have a look tonight!

 

It pumps air out of the inlet manifold through the carbon cannister, to get rid of any lingering fuel fumes.

 

Is that all BORING, i was hoping it was the power supply to a concealed slimsline supercharger .

Has anyone got a spare pump?

 

dont worry about it...its good for the enviroment...you don't need it!

 

I just dont like having that plug there and i'd rather have it there if its meant to be there, even though the whole engine isnt realy meant to be there i suppose.

Has anyone got a pic of it?

And i've found the red paint i did the vr6 bit with so i can finish it off now.
Edited by: 1990

 

just cut the plug off! problem solved.

presumably the pump just gets rid of the breather fumes u've got that great big hose in for.

 

mines just tucked out of harms way.

 

Its not a pump - its an electric valve. Evap Solenoid.

The manifold provides the suction to draw the fumes from the fuel tank through this valve. The ECU turns this valve on and off rapidly when the engine is up to temp. You can hear it chattering/clicking when on.

Jules

 

So is it a bad thing that mine is missing?

 

doesnt seem to affect the performance of mine