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Old 06-08-2009 | 05:26 AM
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Originally Posted by khoratfarooq' post='904084' date='Jun 8 2009, 11:02 AM
Nice one Rislar. Did you use blanking plates?
Glad to hear the idle problem is sorted.
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Thanks Kaz, i used the glued screw method as i didnt want to wait for the plates!!! im going to remove it again later on as i want to clean the whole manifold properly, pretty simple job if your handy with spanners though
Old 06-08-2009 | 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by BLooD' post='903995' date='Jun 8 2009, 08:36 AM
well dome dood, seams you may have been luck too
Indeed, it could have been disasterous!!!! looking at the loose one, it was the rivot that holds them on the post that was worn! a bad design IMO!
Old 06-08-2009 | 05:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Rislar' post='904166' date='Jun 8 2009, 04:30 PM
Indeed, it could have been disasterous!!!! looking at the loose one, it was the rivot that holds them on the post that was worn! a bad design IMO!
Yes, you were lucky.
Here we have another case with the "updated" intake manifold. They can brake too.
Old 06-08-2009 | 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Anzafin' post='904174' date='Jun 8 2009, 02:44 PM
Yes, you were lucky.
Here we have another case with the "updated" intake manifold. They can brake too.
I agree, they should just be removed, end of!!
Old 06-08-2009 | 06:15 AM
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It may be the weather, but since I did my flaps, I am consistently getting around 10% better fuel consumption.

I'm not complaining!!!

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Old 06-08-2009 | 06:26 AM
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Ditto...I get 48-50 mpg from my 525d since flaps out

...that's 520d figures!

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Old 06-08-2009 | 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by AlwynMike' post='904195' date='Jun 8 2009, 03:15 PM
It may be the weather, but since I did my flaps, I am consistently getting around 10% better fuel consumption.

I'm not complaining!!!

Mike
have not done enough miles in mine since flap removal to check mpg but hope it will improve
also changed air filter,crank vent,egr therm,cleaned maff and egr so fingers crossed
Old 06-08-2009 | 09:25 AM
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I hope i get them figures a few more MPG's always goes down well, mind im a bit lead footed so i prob wont see any difference
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Quick question guys, did they stop fitting these or uprate them? if so when?
Old 06-08-2009 | 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by palmer02' post='904622' date='Jun 8 2009, 10:54 PM
Quick question guys, did they stop fitting these or uprate them? if so when?
LCI buddy, so that will be 06 ish!!! mine had the updated ones in also!!


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