[Vwdiesel] TDI BEW intake manifold flapper

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/31/2010 11:43:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
tgott at hotmail.com writes:

> What the heck is that flapper thing near the head on the intake manifold 
> on my 04 golf BEW engine? Does it hurt to take it out? Also, any ideas to 
> have a catch jar for the crank vent hose. Seems that adds most of the oil 
> mist into the intake and I have hear of adding a catch on the ALH engine but 
> not the BEW. In the middle of the timing belt and while I was there I 
> decided to clean the intake system and add a EGT and boost gauge. 
> 
  You'd almost have to have something like a Dyson vacuum has, 
to swirl out the vapor droplets, most likely.  Be interesting to hear 
what your boost and EGT numbers are like.  Haven't heard from 
anybody that's put guages on the TDI's.
     Loren