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Intake Manifold Flap Motor v157

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SeyiiOluwa:
So I've finally got the light sorted. Went to the mechanic and they looked under the bonnet and saw that all the suspected parts had already been replaced

After some tests we discovered that it was faulty wiring from a previous job (before I bought the car). A few hours and £200 later the car was fixed and I was on my way back to London to finally enjoy a fully working vehicle (throttle response was night and day)

My joy was short lived as the following day the light came back. To cut a long story short I ended up driving 65 miles back to the mechanics (angry as ever) expecting them to give me a free fix only to discover that my EGR was receiving intermittent signal.

Apparently this fault wouldn't have been detectable until the intake manifold issue was sorted meaning that I had to replace the EGR at a cost of £150

£350 and 260 miles later my car is fixed. No lights on the dash but it drives the same as it did when my intake manifold wasn't working.

I'm now wondering why I had a nice throttle response for a day and now that everything is done the car isn't driving much better. I thought clearing the light would make the car feel better. Maybe I need to do some more repairs or wait till I service it (due in 2800 miles)

SeyiiOluwa:
Big thanks to @air_chilled and @vagperformance for your input. Really appreciated

Vagperformance:
Did it sort it?


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AIR_CHILLED:
Yes I'm interested to know if you sorted it?
My poor throttle response at low speeds is down to the intercooler hoses / pipes leaking which I'm trying to sort out now.
It's frustrating when one fault /area is masking the other and effectively you have to pay out twice! £££ :(

SeyiiOluwa:
@vagperformance @air_chilled

The car is now sorted but it doesn't drive as well as I believe it can. I feel like I wasted money removing the warning light and replacing the EGR. When I get paid I'm gonna get the car checked out again, maybe there's something else that needs to be changed/fixed :(

I've been stalling the engine a lot more for some reason. Because I drive a dirty diesel I normally take off with my torque and add the extra boost if needed. Since fixing the car the torque (or something) has dropped as my driving style now makes me stall

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