[Vwdiesel] TDI BEW intake manifold flapper

Shalyn Shourds sshourds at flash.net
Sun Aug 1 22:20:49 PDT 2010


On 8/1/2010 8:49 PM, dieseltdi at verizon.net wrote:
> If that is what he is talking about then it is part of the system that
> was implemented to alleviate the problem of the intakes gumming up.
> My guess is that by increasing the velocity of the intake air,
> especially during high EGR settings, this would probably pull the soot
> and any oil into the cylinders instead of staying in the intake.  The
> intake on the BEW is also much shorter and straighter than the ALH and
> AHU manifolds.  Hayden
>    

I don't guess there's a way to implement that in an ALH is there......?

I'm afraid to go look at my intake (120,000 mi. since last cleaning).

-Shalyn


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