[robjank]

Firstly I want to apologise if I have written in the wrong section - I need help with my 116d .

Whenever I start my car after not driving it for a while ( typically morning or late afternoon) my car seems to not be going over 160-170 torque( looked in sport display) in any gear and I’m a bit concerned as this has only started happening in the past month or two , the car feels very sluggish and just abnormally slow ,BUT when I turn it off and then back on it’s goes back to going over 240 torque even if I do it right away in the morning - it’s a bit concerning as I’ve not seen anything similiar happening to anyone else . I’ve had it serviced and the issue still persists .

Thank you and I apologise again if this is all posted in the wrong section

[wheelz96]

Sounds like your swirl flaps. Have you run diagnostics and pulled any codes yet?

I believe you can delete these flaps from your manifold (or replace manifold) but first thing is diagnostics and see what codes you are getting if this is repeatable.

[robjank]

Do you think it’s a major issue or just a minor delete?

[wheelz96]

It certainly is an issue that needs resolved. You need to first run codes to see what comes up. You can delete flaps but I believe you will need to recode it afterwards or just replace entire manifold.

Or I could be completely wrong and it something else... Run diagnostics and go from there.

Good luck and keep us updated!

[robjank]

Hello , yes it is swirl flaps , my mechanic gave me two option either to get it deleted out of the car or to replace the manifold , he recommended to get it deleted so I no longer have to worry about it happening again in the future - if you were in my position what would you do?