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Old 01-19-2018, 07:29 PM
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Default Re: Alarm Won't Let Car Start

Originally Posted by Steve Jr
Make sure your not hearing the secondary air injection pump running on start up. It sounds like it's behind the dash , but you can usually tell it's coming from the passengers side.
That would make absolute sense! If my understanding of the purpose of the secondary air injection pump is correct, then it is normal that I hear it in the morning when the motor is still cold and the combustion is still not good enough to have low emissions, then it goes away after a few minutes because the motor is warm. I don't hear it in the evening leaving from work because the engine is not that cold, given that I live in South Florida hehehe.
I will definitely confirm tomorrow morning.
Am surprised people are saying this humming sound racecar is hearing should not even exist.
Thanks for your input!