i cleaned my EGR few days ago!!

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Looks the same as mine, Blank it off and forget it......

....and forget the fact others have to breathe in the Nox gasses your now producing.

Whatever anyones views on the EGR it is there for a reason.

That sounds good to me. I get another multi tomorrow after a gap of 5 years, so blanking off the egr will be on my list of things to do.

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EGR deletion in diesel engines is considered justifiable by a wide range of people, including the environmentally conscious.

Although deleting the EGR system results in increased NOx level; hydrocarbon emissions, particulates, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide are drastically reduced. Furthermore, EGR deletion results in an increase in fuel economy as high as 25%.

Exhaust gas recirculated back into the cylinders adds wear-inducing contaminants and causes an increase engine oil acidity, which can result in an inefficient, poorly running engine. The increased level of soot also creates the need for diesel particulate filters to prevent environmental contamination.
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Its an argument (or discussion) that will probably never end or be settled, hence its really up to the individual. Personally I have (and always will) renew the EGR's on both my diesel cars.

Well I've tried both cleaning / renewing on my Seat Altea diesel I had before, but that system threw codes if you blanked it completely, so that went back to a stock configuration in the end. I'm going to try this and if it does save fuel or have some tangible advantage, then I'll keep it that way, if not, it will go back to stock.
I'm happy to report back what I find. I see no point in modding just for the sake of it, only if it gives an improvement.

i cleaned my egr a couple of days ago, i do this every year and i dont know if it is good to blank that thing ,but if you clean it every year you dont need to blank it ,power is back no black smoke behind me ,and if you replace that hex screws with normal screws you can get egr off in 15 min

sicone said:

i cleaned my egr a couple of days ago, i do this every year and i dont know if it is good to blank that thing ,but if you clean it every year you dont need to blank it ,power is back no black smoke behind me ,and if you replace that hex screws with normal screws you can get egr off in 15 min

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and you can fit the swirl gasket