What is this part on Hemi engine?

[retire561]

I think that many will know this...but I do not. What is the round black part directly in front of the yellow oil dipstick?

 

[Eighty]

Blinker fluid reservoir.

 

[HSKR R/T]

I think that many will know this...but I do not. What is the round black part directly in front of the yellow oil dipstick?

Vacuum pump

 

[silver billet]

I think that many will know this...but I do not. What is the round black part directly in front of the yellow oil dipstick?

If you have a samsung phone: open the image on your phone, tap and hold on the bottom of the phone to popup the google search, draw with your finger around the part, google AI searches and responds with this:

"The component shown is likely a vacuum pump for a power brake booster".

 

[silver billet]

I tried with the yellow funny looking thing there right behind it, and it said this:

"well obviously this is not a hurricane engine".

Odd.

 

[1791]

power brake vacuum pump

 

[stevj]

For those who say it's for brake vacuum. Why would it need such a thing if the engine intake manifold provides vacuum directly to the brake booster?

Steve

 

[HSKR R/T]

For those who say it's for brake vacuum. Why would it need such a thing if the engine intake manifold provides vacuum directly to the brake booster?

Steve

Take it out, see what happens.

 

[1791]

For those who say it's for brake vacuum. Why would it need such a thing if the engine intake manifold provides vacuum directly to the brake booster?

Steve

ask the engineers

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[vincentw56]

For those who say it's for brake vacuum. Why would it need such a thing if the engine intake manifold provides vacuum directly to the brake booster?

Steve

Most likely because of the safety systems to provide more consistent and powerful vacuum.

 

[kapinallinen2]

For those who say it's for brake vacuum. Why would it need such a thing if the engine intake manifold provides vacuum directly to the brake booster?

Steve

"The EVP (3), located on the front of the engine, assists the vacuum system in maintaining adequate vacuum to the power brake booster under all operating conditions"

 

[retire561]

Thank you for the helpful replies, did not want to bother asking the H\"helpful" dealer

 

[Richard320]

For those who say it's for brake vacuum. Why would it need such a thing if the engine intake manifold provides vacuum directly to the brake booster?

Steve

Because when you start advancing and retarding cam timing and disabling cylinders, the vacuum supply can get sketchy