Technical egr valve grrrrrrr

[phillnzo]

hi all after the crank sensor debarcle. the egr valve began to play up. not reving loss of power at junctions. finally stopped car starting leaving me the wife and 3 kids stranded in skegness. i went a bought some tools had the thing off and it is really stiff not springing back. so closed it shut and refitted it all but left the electrical connector off. car has run fine since. did the 65 mile trip home no probs. will i need to blank it off or shall i leave as it is as it wont move if the solenoid isn;t connected?

 

[momoe]

I'm surprised you haven't got an engine management ligh up on the dash as disconnecting the EGR should throw up an error.
It's why you have to either clean or blank - if it was as easy as disconnecting the EGR most people would take that option (provided the valve wasn't stuck open).
If the car is running ok, then the EGR valve is shut and you've no worries, however you should investigate why the ECU isn't recognising a disconnected EGR.

 

[phillnzo]

sorry for the long response. thanks for the info. Will i need a code reader to check the ecu. the engine managment light has never come on ever.
the car is running fine now and giving a roughly 45 mpg.
only problem now is my clutch/gears. in rush hour on m25 junction i couldn't get it in gear. then the next junction i couldn't get it out of gear.
always fun in rush hour. i found another post about gas bubbles in the clutch fluid due to it being old fluid. is changing fluid easy?

 

[momoe]

Unlikely to be air in the clutch hydraulic system, this normally occurs when the either or both the cylinders are changed.
Bleeding the system is a bit suck it and see, there are a number of threads on the forum which will help but they won't give you the extra arm with 10" fingers that you seem to need!
IIRC you'll need to remove the battery and the tray it sits on to get access to the slave cylinder, once you've got access to this you can see how much movement you've got when you depress the pedal. Make a note of the movement before you bleed.
If there's no increase in movement after bleeding, then you've got to suspect the clutch.