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Hi all new to a BMW got a 320D Compact on a 53 plate last week its condition and history was its main selling point.

Having trolled the net it appears my first job to do is dump the swirl flaps. I see you can get blanking plates or can you to save the cash just unscrew the flap off and reinsert the body .

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Kes :D

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Go for it Kes ;) (keep the flaps just in case!!)

Welcome to BMWOC B)

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Cheers lads, Dabsy is that dump the lot or just remove the two screws and the flap, not that I'me tight but I cor see the point on wasting £50 on four bits of ally if the swirl bodies can go back in to do the same job .

Secondl Dabsy keep in case of what :blink:

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The flaps are only open when car it idle with engine running, mainly to cut emissions.

Blanking plates will permanently close these, it will make no difference to performance.

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That's correct, and it doesn't make any significant changes for the MOT (Emissions)!

When I say "Keep" I mean just put the parts in that box of spares that everyone should have :rolleyes:

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Cheers lads so its 4 blanking plates from PWM and a box froms tescos . Hmmm 22m or 32mm and a file :rolleyes:

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Thanks again for the welcome .

It appears I have to rip the manifold off to check the size of the blanks as with a Nov 03 build date it could be either size .

So I thought why not and sourced this to do at the same time .

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150643050889&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Not to happy with the low (below 2000 rpm) rpm drivin it feels almost lumpy and today whaen leaving a junction it almost died . Dipped the clutch dabbed the pedal sorted it it does not have this problem first thing when the engine is cold.

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It could be the ICV (Idle Control Valve) that is causing the stall, this can be cleaned or changed at low cost... This happened to me last year but on a petrol engine !

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