need help how i can run the car without air pump?

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01-23-2006, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by folex187,Jan 23 2006, 12:49 AM

I've been airpump free for about two weeks now. No problems outside that pesky CEL that I have to stare at.

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mine was non-functional for about 6 months waiting to be replaced(like $600 bucks) and it's fine.

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Yes, having no airpump will not damage the car.

The problem is this. When you don't have the airpump, you have a CEL. If something else goes wrong with the car that would normally throw a CEL, you'll never know. This could, potentially, be catostrophic to your engine.

so while it may not DIRECTLY cause damage, the side effect of not being able to tell if there is something else wrong with your car could be devastating. personally, i'd not be willing to take such a chance with my $30,000 roadster. but that's just me.

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01-23-2006, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Wisconsin S2k,Jan 23 2006, 08:49 AM

True, but in this case we are not talking about running without the air pump forever. It would just be for a couple of weeks, while the part is being shipped to Honduras. So the question is "park it for a couple of weeks or run it with no air pump and the CEL on?" If it were my only car, I would just drive it. Even if it were not my only car, I would probably just use it as normal. The chances of a misfire or some other dangerous condition are really pretty low.