Clicking on TDI ( PICTURE of thing clicking )

[redtony]

Hi all
Can someone tell me what this little box is, and why is it clicking so loud. My mechanic not to familiar with it but he sais its excessivly loud'er than a normal one.

cheers

[Col]

It could be either;

egr solenoid

changeover flap solenoid

turbo control solenoid.


Best way to be sure is to follow the vacuum lines from it.

One will go to other vacuum lines via 't' pieces and all the way back to the vacuum pump.

The other will go the the component it controls.


If it is clicking at idle, my guess would be that it is the EGR control solenoid.

[redtony]

hi mate yea its clicks on idle and clicks faster when i rev with bonnet open so i can hear.
1) What is the EGR control solenoid?
2) Is it meant to click stupidly loud?
3) Can these brake/fail what happens if they do
4) Are they expensive

[redtony]

bump, cheers

[Col]

Have you followed the vacuum lines to further help identify which solenoid it is?

Once you have, post up here for more info.

I think they cost about £30-40 (guess)

[redtony]

Just got these parts out of a Bora tdi 115BHP model 1 red I. Unsure what year it is think it was 2000 reg

The picture close up on its own was in the same place as where mine is on my car.

Question is, are they the same part? so i can fit these as mine is clicking you see

P.S sorry BigCol mate Im not that techo'ed up with BORAS yet so couldnt tell you what or where its connected to. but if someone else knows that'd help

thanks in advance

Tony