So, my ST200 had started coughing and spluttering recently and having read up a bit on this i thought the imrc was probably at fault. Decided to investigate today so whipped the bonnet up, removed the plastic cover and found...its missing!! And i dont mean disconnected, i mean theres a big hole where the thing should be! What the hell is going on? I do have another as it happens but, typically, i cut the cable to get it off the other car thinking, foolishly as it turns out, that id have one of those!!

Any ideas?? Why would someone remove this and how is it even really runing without this?