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Does the a17dte 1.7 engine have swirl flaps?

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Does the a17dte 1.7 engine have swirl flaps?

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Does the a17dte 1.7 engine have swirl flaps?
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1:st-Apr-2017, 17:15:26
I have seen a few posts about swirl flaps on diesel engines becoming stuck or faulty. Does my engine have them, if so how can i locate them?
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They will be in the intake manifold if you have them in the 1.7 but the 2.0 does have them
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(1:st-Apr-2017, 17:23:45)tucpal Wrote: They will be in the intake manifold if you have them in the 1.7 but the 2.0 does have them
Would i be able to see them by looking under the bonnet or are the actually inside the manifold?
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Inside mate its not a small job
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