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Originally Posted by Drillslinger
I guess that depends... does BMW have any reliability issues with the N54 bypass valves? I owned an Audi 1.8T and it was notorious for killing the diaphram (sp?) on the std BPV so I finally bought a piston-BPV from Forge and it was rock solid.
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The VAG 1.8T uses a Diverter valve, not a Dump(Blow off) valve. Two very different things.
Blow off valves dump the air to the atmosphere (hence the whoosh noise), a diverter valve recirculates the air.
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