****ing BMW

[Riggy]

Well as per my thread other week I bought myself a new daily

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A friend of mine had a 320d a while ago and it spat a swirl flap - writing engine off

I know I'll check mine :0 what a **** idea, 1 had already spat :eek: hope it was on previous owner

2 snapped as I touched them , and the other 3 were bent etc ,

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And they were seized half open so engine would have been running no where near right

All removed now , feels more responsive and mpg has gone from 29.4 mpg to 36.7 mpg

Crap designs or what ?

[novalew]

and they say you can trust a german car... pffft

you wouldnt get that with a renault lol

good job you looked though

[Asa-James]

helluva nice daily, and lucky you caught them flaps in time,

alfa's have been doing that for years on the 1.9 JTD (same engine as the vaux 1.9CDTI) piss poor idea for a "modern" machine, whatever happened to simple stuff

[brainsnova]

Honda are top of the list for reliability and type r performance beats a BMW lol

[autoworksnovasport]

very nice wish id never sold mine defanatly need to buy another

[MK999]

We see on average probably 1 head a month from the local BMW independents that's eaten a swirl flap, apparently the later engines 57+ have ones fitted that don't fall off anymore lol

[Will F]

We see on average probably 1 head a month from the local BMW independents that's eaten a swirl flap, apparently the later engines 57+ have ones fitted that don't fall off anymore lol

It was 2004/5 they saw the light. I did some homework when I was going to buy a 320d. Those earlier engines have a shocking design.

[Stuart]

Thankfully its only about £20 to get the parts to delete the flaps :) Thats what will happen the day I get one home lol

[Count Vaux Alot]

Turbos don't like eating swirl flaps either!

[Pistol Pete]

lol my mates 3 series just ate the flaps. Sold it on for 2.5k!!!

[Southie]

What was BMW's reason for fitting them in the first place if they're not needed then?

[Stuart]

To get through emissions at low load no doubt.

[Southie]

So are people going to struggle come MOT time then?

[Stuart]

Nope as MOT dosent dyne the engine. Low load = moving, not Idle/fast idle ;)

[Will F]

Almost as useful as the brilliant EGR valves (especially on diesels!)

[Stuart]

Another classic screw up :)

Ford were working on trying to get through emissions without the need for EGR as it was 'cheaper' to pay a dozen engineers for a year or two than it was in Warranty costs for EGR valve failures and fines on emissions lol

[Riggy]

Lol stu it's £36 for the delete blanks as I've 2 more haha

But 6 self tappers and a tube of high temp sealent was only £5 haha

[Stuart]

Lol stu it's £36 for the delete blanks as I've 2 more haha

But 6 self tappers and a tube of high temp sealent was only £5 haha

Cunning :)
Still £36 is cheaper than a lunched turbo/head lol