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It'* low volume, high pressure. It should be capable of about 70psi.
You can increase it'* efficiency with a little maintenance, and it probably needs it. Remove the small screws on the top of the pump cylinder cover, and expose the piston. Use some light oil (not WD-40). Air tool oil is ideal. Put about a teaspoon in there right on top of the piston and button it up again. It'll re-lube and seal the rings.
You should do this about once a year considering the age of your compressor. It'll also make a noticable difference, and that oil in the system will be good for conditioning your rear ELC struts. Not to mention the rubber o-ring seals at every connection point.
You can increase it'* efficiency with a little maintenance, and it probably needs it. Remove the small screws on the top of the pump cylinder cover, and expose the piston. Use some light oil (not WD-40). Air tool oil is ideal. Put about a teaspoon in there right on top of the piston and button it up again. It'll re-lube and seal the rings.
You should do this about once a year considering the age of your compressor. It'll also make a noticable difference, and that oil in the system will be good for conditioning your rear ELC struts. Not to mention the rubber o-ring seals at every connection point.
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Damn good idea....I'm doing that tommorow after work. If I pull that cover off the compressor, am I gonna get hurt? Would I have to evacuate anything?
You won't damage anything, but it might be a good idea to make sure fuse #12 is pulled on a 92/93.
The compressor is under the hood. Between the airbox and the driver'* side strut tower. In my sig pic, it'* just to the right of my intake pipe, just above my air filter. You want to remove the flat top cover.
The compressor is under the hood. Between the airbox and the driver'* side strut tower. In my sig pic, it'* just to the right of my intake pipe, just above my air filter. You want to remove the flat top cover.
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Originally Posted by willwren
You won't damage anything, but it might be a good idea to make sure fuse #12 is pulled on a 92/93.
The compressor is under the hood. Between the airbox and the driver'* side strut tower. In my sig pic, it'* just to the right of my intake pipe, just above my air filter. You want to remove the flat top cover.
The compressor is under the hood. Between the airbox and the driver'* side strut tower. In my sig pic, it'* just to the right of my intake pipe, just above my air filter. You want to remove the flat top cover.
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yeah, i see the sig too....as well as the compressor, i see it all the time, i thought it just workd the leveling system, but i guess it would make sense to work the inflator too, right? lol


