pist0nbr0ke Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 ladies and gents, Quick question for you, EGR valve removal. is it worth it? its about £18 of eBlag. How much power and fuel consumption is it likley to give me? Cheers Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smo Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 What engine??? I think £18 seems a little steep but it does depend on what engine it is as to how many parts, and altho their quality. As for fuel consumption i doubt it will change enought to notice, and power, you might see a small increase. Overall it is worth it, even for keeping your engine cleaner rather than having nasty carp recycled through the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eightpot Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 What do you get for £18?? Undo the EGR valve, remove and place it in the wheely bin. Get a thick piece of steel and drill two bolt holes in, then bolt over the 'ole where the valve was. (needs to be a decent thickness as thin plate will warp, and use exhaust paste to seal) Then either blank off the top intercooler pipe, or just replace it with a bit of straight pipe (a piece of 2.5" exhaust pipe is perfect) Open a can of lager, stand back and admire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 (If you're talking about the TD5) then just buying the blanking plate isn't enough to get a proper set up. Just fitting a blanking plate will still leave a hugely restrictive butterfly still in there - and there are different ways to deal with the vacuum pipes too. Check out this web page for info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pist0nbr0ke Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 Sorry gents i forgot to mention its on a 300tdi in a 94 plate 90 For 18 of my great british pounds, i wil get a blanking plate, and a new hose with fittings. cheers Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santalars Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Did the same three weeks ago. No difference in performance or mpg. However, by looking into the inlet manifold you were able to see that the exhaust fumes are not doing anything good. I would therefore alone do the job again. Paid £18 as well and all parts were of decent quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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