****ing BMW

[Riggy]

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







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 hope it was on previous owner

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







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

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

[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

[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

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

[Count Vaux Alot]

Turbos don't like eating swirl flaps either!

[Pistol Pete]

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