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3CorsaMeal
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29th Nov 05 at 16:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
been having probs with the way car is runnning recentely and hooked it up to a diagnostic machine and it came up with the EGR valve

is there anyway of disconnecting it and then going for a drive to see what effect it has

am sure i heard about people disconnecting it before

also where is it?
dna23
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29th Nov 05 at 16:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=190255

shud help

dna23
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there is a blanking plate u can order from Opel for an astra i think to block it off
3CorsaMeal
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i was quoted £40 for the part, am sure
dna23
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i think on the x12xe it's a lot more pricey but dont hold me to that

think this is what you need

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-EGR-Control-Valve-Astra-Cav-Vectra-Corsa-Tigra_W0QQitemZ4582620081QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Edited on 29-11-2005 by dna23]
3CorsaMeal
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30th Nov 05 at 13:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is there a way of temporily disconnecting the valve without blanking it all off etc?
Stu_22
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30th Nov 05 at 13:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
not without EM light coming on
3CorsaMeal
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30th Nov 05 at 13:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
that doesn't matter too much, just wanna see what happens if i disconnect it, before buying a new one.

am paranoid that this isn't gonna fix my prob, am sure its something else
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30th Nov 05 at 13:09   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
and the blanking plate from vauxhall takes ages to arrive.
3CorsaMeal
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30th Nov 05 at 13:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
do u know how to disconnect it? i don't even know where it is
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its on the lower half of the inlet manifold next to the header tank well around the area
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30th Nov 05 at 13:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
can i just pull some wires off it to disconnect it

really need someone who knows a lot about it
Jake
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30th Nov 05 at 18:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
there is a cable going to it. Unclip it and see what happens.
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i'll have a look for that then,

see what happens, whats the worse that can happen
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Rileysport
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That picture of Rob's is getting about a bit these days

 
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