06-02-2008
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Club Member
Club Member Number: 352
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Dunmurry,Northern Ireland
Posts: 859
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Re: dump valve on a 2.4jtd
Originally Posted by Pud237
Dump valve won't work on a JTD, cause there is no throttle to close. On a turbo petrol, coming off the accelerator closes the throttle butterfly, allowing a build up of pressure outside the inlet manifold for the valve to then 'dump' in a big hiss.
On a JTD (or any TDi) there is no throttle butterfly, so any boost the turbo creates when you come off the acclerator just goes straight through the engine, only no fuel is injected.
I think this might have been one of the first things I asked when I bought my JTD 
Spoil sport!!!! 
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