What's this weird airpump looking thing?
#1
What's this weird airpump looking thing?
On the passenger side of my engine, towards the rear, I have discovered some device that looks like an electric air pump or squirel cage blower. I cannot find any hoses or tubes running to it, but there is some square-ish ducting that runs up over the side of the engine and then splits into a Y and both ends of it open up over the top of the engine.
Is this something to keep the top of teh engine cool or something? It doesn't look like it would displace much heat. Its right up against the block kinda between the starter and alternator.
Is this something to keep the top of teh engine cool or something? It doesn't look like it would displace much heat. Its right up against the block kinda between the starter and alternator.
#2
It's the injector / intake manifold cooler.... all fuel injected 280z's & 280zx's had it. It only comes on after the car is shut off, if at any time during that run, the car got above about 210 degrees. It comes on 1 minute after turning off the car, and runs for 17 minutes.
examples:
A lot of people take them off, for various reasons.
examples:
A lot of people take them off, for various reasons.
Last edited by NismoPick; 06-10-2006 at 08:33 PM.
#3
If it only comes on after the engine is halted, whats the point? I'd think a slow cool-down would be better for the components would it not?
maby we just found what keeps draining my battery :/
maby we just found what keeps draining my battery :/
#4
Originally Posted by rxKaffee
I'd think a slow cool-down would be better for the components would it not?
Originally Posted by rxKaffee
maby we just found what keeps draining my battery :/
#5
blowing cool air over it doesn't sound so slow to me... oh well.
I dunno if its always coming on, I've actually never noticed it running.
How do you remove it? I couldn't locate any mounting bolts in my dimly lit parkinglot, and my Chilton's manual doesn't seem to have it... or I jus can't seem to find it, lol.
Thanks.
I dunno if its always coming on, I've actually never noticed it running.
How do you remove it? I couldn't locate any mounting bolts in my dimly lit parkinglot, and my Chilton's manual doesn't seem to have it... or I jus can't seem to find it, lol.
Thanks.
#7
Originally Posted by rxKaffee
blowing cool air over it doesn't sound so slow to me... oh well.
I dunno if its always coming on, I've actually never noticed it running.
How do you remove it? I couldn't locate any mounting bolts in my dimly lit parkinglot, and my Chilton's manual doesn't seem to have it... or I jus can't seem to find it, lol.
Thanks.
I dunno if its always coming on, I've actually never noticed it running.
How do you remove it? I couldn't locate any mounting bolts in my dimly lit parkinglot, and my Chilton's manual doesn't seem to have it... or I jus can't seem to find it, lol.
Thanks.
#2... If you've never heard it running... there's a good chance it's NOT draining your battery.
#3... Yes, there are bolts holding it on.
#4... Dunno about the Chilton manual, but there's info on it in the Haynes manual. The part is called "Auxiliary Cooling Fan." Look it up in the table of contents.
#5... As Darrel said, keep looking for the REAL culprit that's draining your battery.
#8
Originally Posted by rxKaffee
If it only comes on after the engine is halted, whats the point? I'd think a slow cool-down would be better for the components would it not?
maby we just found what keeps draining my battery :/
maby we just found what keeps draining my battery :/
It doesn't draw enough current to kill a healthy battery.
The fan itself is held to the engine block by a single bolt through a bracket near it's base. The ducting has two (maybe 3) screws holding it to the valve cover.
#9
Originally Posted by jfairladyz
The fan itself is held to the engine block by a single bolt through a bracket near it's base. The ducting has two (maybe 3) screws holding it to the valve cover.
Yea, the ducting screws were sitting out there all easy to get to. Its that bracket bolt that I was missing. Thanks jfz
#12
Originally Posted by Carl's Z
It's not exactly "cool" air, since it's coming from your engine bay...
I took mine completely out too... I had to in order to install the traingular strut tower brace
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