Does my E46 have ?

does it have swirl flaps ? e46 330D 135 KW

huh?

Yes. All Diesel E46 Have swirl flaps. n fact all these cars have swirl flaps and are all infected with the same virus:
M47TUD20 introduced in 2001 and used on: E46 320d, 320Cd, X3 2.0
M57TUD30 introduced in 2002 and used on: E46 330d, E46 330d, X3 3.0d, X5 3.0d, E60/E61 530d, E65 730d
M57TUD25 introduced in 2004 and used on: E60/E61 525d

You need to remove them ASAP. Its a design flaw on BMW and a bomb waiting to go off. Plan a nice weekend and remove those suckers. If you dont have a DIY here it is.

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Thank you m8

The trick with swirl flaps is to pretend you don't notice them....unless you prefer sleeping on the couch

Originally Posted by Blocked Out

Yes. All Diesel E46 Have swirl flaps. n fact all these cars have swirl flaps and are all infected with the same virus:
M47TUD20 introduced in 2001 and used on: E46 320d, 320Cd, X3 2.0
M57TUD30 introduced in 2002 and used on: E46 330d, E46 330d, X3 3.0d, X5 3.0d, E60/E61 530d, E65 730d
M57TUD25 introduced in 2004 and used on: E60/E61 525d

You need to remove them ASAP. Its a design flaw on BMW and a bomb waiting to go off. Plan a nice weekend and remove those suckers. If you dont have a DIY here it is.

http://www.bmwforums[/img] ** SPAM L...placement.html

took apart this sht today and noticed i dont have those flaps and then found this: " M47 engine(136bhp non common rail vp44 injection pump) DO NOT HAVE swirl flaps

M47N common rail engine (including M47N/M47TU/M47TUD20)(150bhp face lift model August-September 2001 onwards) has flaps

M57 engines(M57D)(525d & 187bhp 330d) have no swirl flaps on the manual cars BUT AUTOMATICS DO"

well i guess im one of the lucky ones who dont have these flaps

Also the Turbo on the 98-01 models is stronger as it is derived from a lorry turbo, so you can get 200k+ miles on them without problems if always use good oil.