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Originally Posted by rfdesigner
As a diesel owner. may I suggest a some suitable easies.
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Therefore I can reccomend a grille block, it does three things for diesels.. it helps improve aerodynamic drag, it helps reduce the airflow over the engine which means improved warmup time, and a curious bonus I've discovered is that if you seal it in, it helps reduce heat loss when the car is parked. Thus the engine is a couple of C warmer in the morning. I strongly suggest blocking the UPPER part of the grille, not the lower part.
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Adjust the nut behind the wheel.. let's assume you've done that.
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check your Mass Air Flow sensor and your Exhaust Gas Recirculation... which often get horribly coked up.
Derek
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Dear Derek,
Your advise makes a lot of sense to me.
I have a Skoda Octavia 1.9 TDI, and have done:
- Upper grill cover
- Rear wheels mud flappers removal
Please, can you explain what is "adjust the nut behind the wheel"?
Maybe a picture?
I am very interested about learning how to check/clean the MAF and check the exhaust gas recirculation. I ordered a VAG cable & software to plug into my notebook.. Do you thing these systems can be checked with the software before removing them?
Tks.
Oldbeaver