Running engine with TMIC removed??
 

Would this damage the engine in any way? A mate of mine with a 1998 Uk Turbo had the TMIC off the other night, obviously along with the attached hoses and dump valve, and started the car up to try and get it up a ramp. But he reckoned it wouldn't rev cleanly without them attached and you could hear like a sucking sound when he was trying to rev it. So he shat himself a bit and turned it off. He is now worried it may have messed something up internally, could it have??

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oh dear thats not a good idea to do that

put it back together and it'll be fine:thumb:.

Well, think about it. It's not a great idea because the engine is sucking in un-filtered air! Just don't let him do it again. :thumb:

also maf not seeing air entering the engine so not fuelled for etc.. etc..

unlikely to do any damage unless he revved the........ it lots :)

I've had mine running like that a few times.. obviously running like that the air flow isnt being metered correctly but theres no boost :) wont really do any harm but it will run like a dog and overfuel like hell as the ECU will assume the MAF is faulty and use a base map which is clearly wrong with no boost :D

I'm amazed he got it to run at all! When my boost pipes came apart the car ran mega rich and cut out pretty much straight away.

I had to do this myself recently to shift the car out of my garage, its on a hill. It was minus intercooler, lambda and MAF.

Thanks for all the responces chaps, il tell him its ok; but not to do it again!

Cheers