Hi there, wondered if anybody would be kind enough to tell me the part number for the orginal recirc valve on a Octy VRS mk1 2002?

Ever since we bought the car it has had a forge valve on it which I'm now convinced is not helping with a slight flat spot as the turbo spools up when you give it some. Pretty sure it's faulty. Also wondered if this could be anything to do with poor mpg??? Any help appreciated.

I will have a look for the number now but poor MPG is more likely Thermostat, does your temp go up to 90 within 3-4 mins of starting? if it does then it might be Engine Temp sensor (green top one is better to have) or MAF might no be reading right causing overfueling or a boost leak causing running rich

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Thank you very much guys I shall check out your suggestions. The previous owner had it remapped to 200bhp but can't really tell much difference if you ask me. Wouldn't imagine this would make a massive amount of difference to mpg if all other sensors are working correctly anyway. That said, did used to own a mini cooper S that only did around 24mpg but that was a known fault with a large batch of cooper s's made apparently.

I'm keen to try anything as I don't want to sell the car as it's perfect other than the poor mpg. Really appreciate feedback anyway, thanks.

a good remap will cause poor consuption if used in combination with a lead foot after getting my 4x4 remapped I found that driven with a bit of spirit it could use the go juice quite quickly. However, when driving economically it was better after the map by about 4-5MPG.

The Forge DV's are good but they do need to be serviced. Even if you just strip it down for a clean and regrease.

What you really need to do is get it scanned with VAG COM so we know if there are any other issues first. As you should be getting 30+ in mixed driving.

I've put a Snap-on Solus scanner on it just for a check over. Everything seemed ok. Removed the trottle body for a good clean and replaced the gasket. Replaced the coils last year after No.1 completely melted! Had a mega annoying slight clunk felt through the wheel only when going over slight but sharp bumps. Replaced all the usual possible suspension parts, pretty certain it's the dreaded steering rack! Other than that, I absolutely love it.

Get my alloys back from refurb this week so they'll be back on soon. Spent 750 on a nice set of 18in RS4's only to have the woman take a fair chunk out of two within a month.