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      07-24-2023, 01:14 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by junlikesf30s View Post
confirmed!!!!

it's the Diverter Valve or Electronic Waste Gate. stuck a mic down both sides of the lower engine bay and recorded, it's coming from the hot turbo side. in 1st and 2nd gear, the DV/EWG is stuck open from 1k-2.5k RPM. I'm assuming BMW did this so you aren't building boost/too much power in low gear low RPM city/traffic driving; would help with MPG, drivability, heat soak.
You can datalog WGDC which basically tells you the position of the WG for an EWG and you can see how open it is
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