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stanc3w0rks wrote:I was joking lads

Yeah but sarcasm doesn't translate over the interwebs, just don't want the site associated with insurance fraud

Wasn't having a dig either mate

Here's my edit:
*sarcasm* smells like you got whiplash lad haha *sarcasm*

Haha nahh I know you weren't Johnny.

Got £1200 for write off. Put a deposit on this. Will be with me by weekend

Don't look to bad mate


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It's a 1.8 16v. They're doing a mot tomorrow and a service. Insurance only gone up £20.

A write off?? Was there damage we couldn't see?

Nope, absolutely daft. Cat C it was

You should have looked for a 120 brake Sri, or even the 2.0 diesel

The 1.8 will be sore on petrol

Looked at a 1.9 diesel but insurance went up way to much.

The diesels suffer from egr and swirl flap problems along with dpf faults they are good apart from when they go and are not cheap to fix


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Egr and swirl flaps can usually be fixed with a clean, the dpf's are a major fault with the diesels but with regular services they can last

What's swirl flaps?

Swirl flaps are designed to create swirl or tumble of the air to aid better combustion under light load where soot levels tend to be dominant because of the lack of air, they are also there to help with driveability in low load conditions, they are controlled by a vacuum or solenoid actuator and are closed during light-load operations such as when idling at traffic lights, changing gear and deceleration to maximise combustion efficiency, fuel economy and emissions performance. The flaps are fully open during higher load conditions to maximise volumetric efficiency and power output.
The swirl flaps are a poor design, they are prone to failure. When the swirl flap breaks, the debris falls into the engine, either sticking in the valve port and jamming it open, causing the piston to collide with the valve, or falls into the cylinder itself causing the piston and head to become damaged.


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Ouch! Cheers for the info. If someone was to buy a diesel would it be advised to fit new swirl flaps?

stanc3w0rks wrote:Ouch! Cheers for the info. If someone was to buy a diesel would it be advised to fit new swirl flaps?

Tbh I advise people to blank them off it saves on problems later on
As with the egr valves but more so the swirl flaps as I have seen the damage they can cause when they break up


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