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Old Nov 5, 2024 | 07:46 PM
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secondary air injection help

hi folks i have this check engine light i thought it was the pump so i replaced it but that didn't work i was wondering if the experts on here had experienced the same? (2003 SL500) is it a fuse that's burnt out cause i can't find a burnt fuse!? do you mind posting a fuse diagram
i mean if it's not the fuse what else could it be?

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Old Nov 6, 2024 | 05:02 PM
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You can code out SAI and just delete the whole system.
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Old Nov 7, 2024 | 04:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Fred Rezfield
hi folks i have this check engine light i thought it was the pump so i replaced it but that didn't work i was wondering if the experts on here had experienced the same? (2003 SL500) is it a fuse that's burnt out cause i can't find a burnt fuse!? do you mind posting a fuse diagram
i mean if it's not the fuse what else could it be?

We usually code out all
no need to remove or disconnect either
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Old Mar 28, 2025 | 06:30 PM
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easy for you to say. What do you mean : you can just code it out??? How about a hint on how to accomplish that? Cannot find any instructions any where... Do you start by taking off the wheels? The bumpers? What?

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Old Mar 29, 2025 | 10:27 AM
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You need someone with MD diagnostic setup. They can go in the computer and tell it the SAI system does not exist. Then the computer will stop checking for it and no CEL.
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You need someone with MD diagnostic setup. They can go in the computer and tell it the SAI system does not exist. Then the computer will stop checking for it and no CEL.
thanks for your reply. " MD diagnostic setup"?? Do you mean MB diagnostic?? When you code out the sai will the car pass smog test or will it fail permanently??
I have replaced the sai pump, the switch over valve and the relay. The CEL still comes on intermittently, every now and then. Just came back from a 70 mile run. Urban, stop and go, freeway. NO CEL..
Am looking at the two EGR valves next to the blower in the front of the engine. No vac leaks. Idle smooth at 550.
Any more ideas. Car has 108K miles.

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Old Mar 30, 2025 | 07:39 PM
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Yes, MB diagnostic system. I don't know about the smog test. I suppose it depends on what they check. As far as I know once coded out the computer wouldn't think the system exists so it would report everything is normal. Maybe ask around some local tuning shops? They may have experience tuning MB and passing smog tests in your area.
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