st170danny

hi my inlet flaps are stuck open the car has had this problem since i got it i just wanted to no is it worth sorting or should i just leave it will it make the car worse on fuel or damage engine and wat are the benefits of fixing it . thanks

minder

get it done A S A P or they will fuck up your engine big time in the end they will collapse and blow the inlet manifold to bits

danme1987

this is not true. You should get it done because the engine will run better but its wont harm your engine. this is usually the imrc unit at fault

minder

if you say so mate it happened to my 170 mate and cost me fucking big time to get it done unless it happens to you i would say fuck all

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danme1987

Ok mate if you say so! I'd love to know how it blew up the inlet

katst

how did u fix blown inlet manifold wot corsed it please help

rs turbo j

Can you take the flaps out of the manifold would that bennifit the performance

DD

taking the flaps out will hinder top end performance....with flaps open gives you more torque low down, flaps closed (i.e short runner), gives you max power

have you found out if its a manifold fault or controller fault?

early on there was issues with the seals internally, which could cause stickion, and ingestion of seal into engine.

TOOTALL

He He. FLAPS.

svt-focus

here you go hope this helps; it helped me and my st170 out with the p1518 code big time.

http://fordfocusworld.com/forums/vie...php?f=25&t=577

Mark Gregory

I also have an ST170 and I have had the engine warning light on for over 10 years which has the same fault and its recently failed its MOT but my point is that it does NOT fuck up your engine.

haz87

Sounds like theyve been stuck open for as nearly the same amount of time that this post has existed