warp2diesel wrote:
My Wife's TDI has a throttle plate to provide suction to suck in the exhaust from the EGR.
I wonder if removing the butterfly plate, removing the plastic gears, Let the motor run so the ECM is happy, and plating off the EGR inlet would get rid of the noise?
Some of the old '50s IDI diesels like MB and some IH tractors like the early B275D had a throttle, Vinturi, and a diaphragm that looked like a small brake booster. Vacuum on the booster from the engine sucking against the diaphragm would slow down the engine. Open up the throttle, the inline pump rack would go full bore until the suction in the venturi moved the rack to reduce fuel. Nissan had this system on their Diesel Pickups for a few years, I think Joe Romas had one and may be able to tell you more. I remember these type of diesels were not as responsive as our CRDs to say the least.
On my TDI I took the EGR and the throttle plate assembly off and replaced it with a diesel geek race pipe, I then twisted the MAF sensor until all parameters in VAG matched and got no more CEL.
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=219593You may not be able to read or see some of the pics here, the members of the TDI forum are Uber sensitive to outsiders.
