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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 09:36 PM
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smog pump and o2 sensor

can some one tell me how is it that pumping fresh air into the manifolds dose not screw up the o2 sensor and how dose removing the belt off the smog pump efect the rest of the motor.
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Old Apr 21, 2004 | 01:13 AM
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The air is routed to the manifolds primarily when the system is in open loop, so it isn't messing with anything.

I'm not sure about TBI or CC carb systems, but apparently TPI systems compensate for the extra oxygen when the air is routed to the manifolds under certain conditions by applying a factor to the voltage that it is reading. The primary routing, though, is the air going directly to the converter while in closed loop operation.
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Old Apr 21, 2004 | 07:18 AM
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removing the smog pump dosen't affect the engine as much as it cleans up the engine bay. I removed my smog pump (per the tech article) and I like the effect it has. just my experiance (if you mean will removing it give any codes, no it won't)
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Old Apr 21, 2004 | 06:47 PM
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The air pump only injects air to the manifolds during open loop. In closed loop it pumps air straight to the cats.
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