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Old Apr 15th, 2024, 05:35   #9
dambat
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LOL I'm a risk taker, and prices in Australia/shipping from UK are high, so I used an Aliexpress swirl flap kit for $A40 (about the cost of a genuine swirl flap linkage) like this:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005262067417.html

It seemed OK quality, and OEM swirl flaps are not great anyway....

I cleaned everything, including the injector seats with dowel and some very fine sandpaper glued to the end of the dowel, and reused everything else, including the clamps, which I bent back to provide tension.

Apparently injector seizure is rare in D5s and mine came out easily. Kept them in order though.

Everything has been fine - no diesel, injector seat, or oil leaks, and swirl flaps are now functioning. Runs a bit smoother, but not a massive change to performance.
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