Hopley_WRX

Evening gents,
I need some help identifying something under the bonnet. It's round and located by the battery, think it may have a motor is it.

Mine seems to squeal on startup and a burn like smell, both symptoms both disappear after 30 secs or so.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

jacob360

iTrader: (6)

are you missing your timing cover? what you describe sounds like one of the cam pulleys

*matthewturb2000*

iTrader: (11)

take a picture of it.... could be feul filter or your horn

Hopley_WRX

Hopley_WRX

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Hopley_WRX

There we go, its the round thing under my hand.

ClassicEddie

Thats the Secondary Air Pump. As far as I know you don't need it - its just to help the emissions on cold start-up. You can unplug it but the ECU my throw an error code
(?) so can stick a resistor across the plug to keep it happy. A very common thing on Golfs (what I'm more familiar with).