I went to ckeck the filter and the clips that hold the cover snapped off and broke.Is the filter really necessary or do i need to get a new pump ?
thankyou

 

anyone

 

Few hundred bucks for a pump or a few pennies for CHEAPO fix. Perhaps some self tapping sheet metal screws could hold the cover to the housing?


Wouldn't run a vehicle without an air filter, and I wouldn't run that pump w/o one either.

 

I would try and find a way to attach the cover the best I could. Even if it doesn't seal or falls off, the worst that would happen is the pump would eventually fail and then you would have to replace it. Your contemplating doing that anyway. Its not a critical engine component, it pumps air into the exhaust during start up to reduce emissions the first few minutes of running. The filter is just there to keep the pump from ingesting debris and self destructing.

 

Thanks for the replies,it was always a mystery to me what that pump was there for.