LS-NONE

driver intake on black lever has gone bad, dealer only sell intake. does anyone know who can repair this or can i get a new lever from someone in the usa

Micah / AF1 Rac

Considered just reflash and delete on those swirl valves? That is the route I would go personally.

LS-NONE

how can delete the swirl valves

mersum1es

Remove them! Then you must block actuator holes (make a thread and bolt them), and then you must have either operational swirl motor (just connect it to harness and let run freely without linkages), or you may use a resistor tweak to connector plug which emulates sound electric motor (search british MB forums for more info)

Micah / AF1 Rac

Green Diesel Engineering reflash on my OM648 W211 does not even require swirl valve motor preset.

mersum1es

Of course but even then flaps must be jammed in open position or removed

Micah / AF1 Rac

I've got the Euro no swirl valves manifold going on during my next bit of free garage time, welded up EGR INTAKE PIPE smoothed to eliminate the EGR Venturi, EGR cooler deleted, flapper servo obviously deleted as it has no swirl valves in new/used eBay.de manifold. Right now , and for last 80k miles or so valves have just been locked in open position. I know OM648 manifold is different to V6 models but had mine failed on a V6 just deleting the swirl valves is how I would go. With proper reflash you can clean up under hood nicely while gaining power and economy. This is how I know I am getting old.