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YOUR RESEARCHSAI pump to possibly borrow
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Use very small piece
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I had to buy a whole roll, and only used a very small piece.
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If you don't have the repair manual for the car, you can find it here:
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I would like to rule that out before tearing into the engine bay to replace all the vacuum components.
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I'm out of town this weekend, but I'm happy to let you use my 2AI pump for a day or two next week for troubleshooting - I'm in La Mesa.
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Is there anyone in the greater San Diego area, up to orange county, that may have a known working SAI pump for a 2003 996 that I could borrow as I trouble shoot an insufficient flow code? I would like to rule that out before tearing into the engine bay to replace all the vacuum components.
thank you.
Brian.
If you are having an insufficient flow problem, and the SAI pump is making noise, it's in the controls. It's basically a vacuum system that opens the valves.
It has a solenoid valve, vacuum lines, the SAI pump and then the valves that are vacuum operated. It's super simple to troubleshoot, my money is on a broken vacuum hose.
Here is some info I put together many, many years ago on the Audi A8, but it's basically the same system.
https://forums.quattroworld.com/a8/msgs/15074.phtml
If your existing pump is turning and making noise, it's a 99% chance it's not the pump.
I built one too, and it's pretty straightforward, but definitely more expensive than the cigar hack. BTW, If anyone needs a length of resistance wire, let me know and I can send you some. I had to buy a whole roll, and only used a very small piece.
Same thing here.
If anyone locally wants to build one, I have the Nichrome wire.
I�ll also send out some wire so CDS72911 doesn�t have to supply everyone.
If you�re local, you can take a look at my smoke machine too.
I�m on my second one.
I gave my first one away and made a LOT of improvements with the second one.
my �third one� was built by my friend using parts I supplied on his YouTube channel.
You Tube
I don't know if you have resolved this or not but I have the SAI pump removed from my car currently and would be willing to let you borrow it but I am in Colorado so if you are down to pay shipping both ways it is yours.
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