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Secondary Air System Pump


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Background:

2001 986 S

148,000 miles

CEL 0410 and 1411

I know what they are. I've looked at the trouble shooting. Don't have the Durametrics or Porsche Diagnostics -- just a Actron 9575 scanner.

The secondary air pump does NOT come on during a cold engine start.

A fan noise DOES come on after extended driving (i.e. 45 minutes highway driving and then stopping at a red light) for approx 20-30 seconds and then cycles off. Coolant temps are only in the mid 180's when this happens so I wouldn't think it would be radiator fan noise but I guess it could be.

Would the SAI pump cycle thru in that situation? If it would that means it works but not at startup = relay???

As a follow up question - does anyone know exactly what constitutes a driving cycle and how many you need before the SAI shows ready on the monitor?

-dtrip

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The fan noise you heard was probably the engine compartment fan. It's in the same general vicinity as the SAI. To my understanding from observing operation, and reading up in the Bentley repair manual, the SAI only comes on during a cold start.

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