Darkprophecy

yeh i got the bbs alloys

im actually gonna sell mine as spares repairs because my health is bad and I can't do what I used too 😞 gutted really.

well the remap on mine was done by my brother. years n years ago. I personally love it except for the issues im having at the moment. im going to take turbo off and clean it as I now believe veins are sticking or stuck because no egr valve means it could be sooted up etc. if I had another newer a3 I'd defo do it again however black smoke can be an issue for mot etc and areas of ulez crap. I'd ask the question, it's a 1.9 that's old so is it worth the extra strain on e gine parts that are ready worn...

ahh lol, got ya!!! thanks il try this tommorow and see 🙂 cheers mate.

into this vac line from solenoid to the top of actuator?

when you say diaphragm, do you mean the actuator that has rod that moves up and down with vacuum on and off etc? and do you mean squirt on air intake bit?

So when driving turbo boosts and shuts off randomly and then randomly doesn't work for bit then does. I noticed in idle holding revs at 2k it will boost then cut off few seconds later like when I drive. if i idle and throttle again it doesn't work unless its been idle for few minutes. I have checked actuator and it moves freely, theres no vacuum leaks I can see or find. so im stumped. 20250905_135334.mp4 see video....

Can anyone point me in direction of a swirlflap delete kit for this bmn engine? I see many fornother variants of the manifold bur not the bmn engine which i think is the same part number as the bkd? Added pictures of the manifold for reference. I'm told I can buy the metal manifold without flaps but not sure if it requires modifying to fit. Thinking that might be an option

Hi guys, had my engine remapped, dpf egr removed but clutch was old to start with and now is slipping alot. The guy did say it wouldn't last dentist increased bhp 220ish. So il need to replace clutch now. Any suggestions for a more sporty heavier duty clutch flywheel system? Preferably one that isn't like a million quid lol

Good morning... My 08 a3 170 is leaking a little bit of oil and smoke through area where swirl flap arm is where it connects to the rod. I took manifold off and sure enough the flaps and rod or cracked and loose. So I think I have 2 options. 1) I buy a swirl flap removal kit ( can't i just remove the rod and blank off the opening to the actuator arm? As iv seen kits that have more than this in them) 2) buy new manifold off Ebay or something from a bmn engine that has no swirlflaps like the metal version? What would be best option and if I was to remove or blank off swirlflaps what effect will this have on engine performance and would it flag a mil light or non mil light codes? Cheers Dave

Just replaced boost solenoid, made no difference 😕 if I stick a vacuum pump on the actuator it does move freely but I hear a small hiss down the back near turbo somewhere. Not sure what that could be and I'm stuck for ideas now.

Thanks steve

I've ordered an adapter to plug laptop in, I'm researching software to take a look at any codes. I see vcds is mentioned alot, might give that a download and see what it's about. Hopefully it's like bmw's Ista d and the like. As for type of actuator it's this one in picture.. also where does those pipes and solenoid mount? My brother must have had issues at some point but can't see anywhere obvious and flapping about isn't good lol

Hi there, I can't seem to fit my obd2 reader to the car, seems socket is slightly different.. There's no mil light but I know that doesn't mean codes are not in the system. I'm sure I can hear a small vac leak but can't find where it is. Gonna check the actuator solenoids with brake bleed vac pump see if I can find something.. wish I had a diagram of the system so I could tick off bits.

Thanks for the reply mate. Ya probably right but it's still not working...hope nit isn't the turbo being dead but surely if that was the case I'd have some serious smoking issues?