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Old 01-18-2017, 10:02 PM
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The swirl flaps change the air flow into the cylinder for more efficiency. See here: -

BMW diesel engine "SWIRL FLAPS" all you ever ever need to know about Swirl flaps!

This article states that E53 with M57 variant do have swirl flaps but note what I said earlier about this. eBay vendors of don't usually list the 160kW M57TUD30 E53 as applicable for their kits.

Vanos? Nope, not on the M57D30/M57TUD30.
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