The knocks need to be heard, to determine if mechanical or combustion related. a video perhaps.
I hear that if the MAF sensor is disconnected it runs on default settings .. that would sort of give you some sort of a clue if the knock disappears, it may point to a faulty MAF. sorry i know nothing about how many grams per second or percentages - as in what they should be . .. only that in forscan it has the
COMMANDED PID and an
ACTUAL, you'll be looking at these in real time
Your code refers to air flap/throttle valve, well very few here know how this works .. i for one don't know .. maybe someone will come along .
best guess would be: is it sticking .. or .. maybe has a gearbox with plastic gears that are stripped (there has been almost zero discussion here about it, so I guess again )
As you can see, it looks like this ..we can see that it has some complexity about it .. think there is more concealed inside of it .
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/147125310512 ... R6qtqpTRZw Maybe - Pull apart and find out
all the best.mark