Hello all, today I did the test I was told to do to see if my EGR valve was faulty, so I'll run through what I did to try on yours to see if it is. First things first I removed the engine cap, on mine its two 10mm bolts at the front then slides back for it to be removed.

On my engine the EGR valve is at the back of my engine which is clearly visible and easy to reach. Once the engine cap is removed you can see the EGR valve.


There are two 6mm Hex bolts holding it into place


Becareful as there is a seal in between the locking plate and the valve itself. Once the bolts are removed it will be stuck in place so dont pull at it. I was going to use the base of a tin e.g baked beans tin as it is strong. You will need to cut it into a rectangular shape so you can bolt it back together without obstructing the bolt holes.
But before I did any of that I noticed this...



I covered the hole with some rubber and a jubilee clip and it was alot better when I took it for a drive, so now going to order a new one to see if its solves the problem. Hope this all helps

Oh one thing, like I said about the seal, I dropped it and it took me an hour to find it, eventually I did then it fell to the pan at the bottom... never again! lol