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Offline NotMyName

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Location of throttle body?
« on: 24 July 2012, 19:15 »
Where is it located? Any photo directions?

The one i saw must've been petrol as my brothers looks nothing like the photo i saw.

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Re: Location of throttle body?
« Reply #1 on: 24 July 2012, 20:54 »
Tdi's don't have throttle bodies.

They are controlled by the fuel demand.

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Re: Location of throttle body?
« Reply #2 on: 25 July 2012, 22:40 »
Tdi's don't have throttle bodies.

They are controlled by the fuel demand.

This.

Why do you ask anyhow? What do you need fixing?  :wink:

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Re: Location of throttle body?
« Reply #3 on: 26 July 2012, 15:00 »
I presume you are referring to the EGR valve

http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/168970.aspx

Well worth doing on higher mileage diesels; you'll be amazed at the crap that comes out  :sick:

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Re: Location of throttle body?
« Reply #4 on: 27 July 2012, 20:40 »
Thanks for the clear up guys.

His starting issue has been sorted actually (was EGR valve in the end). I was asking about the TB for the simple reason that i know most folk who aren't into cars don't have theirs cleaned & a lot who are still don't. I remember when i got my Astra & it was turning sluggish as hell & when i'd go to pull out there would be unreal lag & it was quite dangerous. Whipped the TB off & it was absolutely caked in crud. Cleaned it thoroughly & the difference was unreal.

But if he doesn't have one on his TDI then that makes it very easy lol