3 posts in Car Diagnostics blog about "intake manifold" — OBD-II diagnostics, DTC codes, repair. ← All posts
Flaps inside the intake manifold change how air swirls into the cylinder. On a diesel they seize with carbon, and the failure has a mechanical worst case worth knowing.
The feedback half of the intake flap system. Without it the ECU is commanding flaps blind, and it will not do that for long.
The best-known code in the VAG diesel world. The cause is usually almost comic — a plastic actuator linkage crumbled. The consequence often is not: the fragment can end up inside a cylinder.