Rob B
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Firstly i would take a trip to Vauxhall and buy a new gasket for £1.37, when ever you remove the EGR valve your ment to fit a new one anyway...
Ones ive got this and a can of Tango that i have just finished off, cut the can open so you have flat sheet of metal..
after doing this get the new gasket you have bought and draw around it on the metal sheet you have
Make sure you draw where the holes need to be aswell.. You actually need to make two gaskets one with a hole in the middle and one with no hole at all the one with the hole left in is to allow the valve to still move..
Once this is done you should be left with two pieces of metal that are the same shape as the gasket only blank...
Now to cutting out the holes, this bit is tricky, you cant really use a drill cause the metal is to thin and it shreads as i found out  I ended up using a craft knife and cutting very carefully around the holes..
Finally you should be left with two new plates like the ones shown below..
You fit these with the original gasket on the valve then the plate iwth the hole in the midle and then the plate that is blank sitting on the inlet..Probably a good idea to use a bit of gasket sealer aswell when refitting...
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broster
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iv made a copy of this rob, cheers.....
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MJ
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Thats great mate. wots the code for the gasket, cant you get the blanking plate from vauxhall as well
can you use sheet metel instead of a can
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Dave A
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wow
who told you how to do that 
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Rob B
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A fountain of knowledge
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Rileysport
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Whats the part number of the tango can so i can order mine ?
and would a fanta can have any advantages over a tango can
[Edited on 09-12-2005 by SRi-Co]
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Nic Barnes
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redbull can also adds 3bhp of wings
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3CorsaMeal
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just what i need at the moment
ta! nicely done
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Jambo
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Excellent how to guide roberto
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MJ
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got my gasket today.
thats the easy bit, im not looking forward to fitting it  no room lol
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Rob B
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Im going to fit mine with the blanking plates tomorrow
Wish me luck
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CorsAsh
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U2U the link to this thread to Ian and you can attain Tutorials and FAQ thread author notoriety!
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Will_Sport
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can you blanking plates for the 1.7TD izusu engine?
my step dad has an astra estate, the engine management light keeps coming on quite randomly and when it does the thing will barely accelerate (and i mean really barely, foot to the floor and its going no where), then it'll go off randomly and it'll be fine, think he's had it checked and recommended a new EGR valve but blanking it would be better? does blanking it make the management light stay on?
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Rob B
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Didnt work on mine So im buying a new EGR valve
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MJ
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wot are the simptoms you are getting.
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MJ
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also u need to reset the codes, got to vauxhall and ask them to.
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Rob B
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erm symptons just slight loss in power thats it no low end torque really either, they cant reset it becuase my diog isnt connected up properly,.... still the 1.2 with 6 pin instead of 7.... i disconnected the battery for 30 odd mins tho so doesnt that do it
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Rob B
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Im pretty sure my actual EGR is screwed as it makes a small clicking noise at part throttle
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MJ
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oh
cos i had my car checked at vauxhall and i had 7 codes come up, but they then reset them and then when it came on again i took it back and only 1 code was showing, the EGR
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Rob B
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hmm well i defo only have one code showing cause i can still do the paperclip test and its only saying EGR valve nothing else ... mine does make a clicking noise though..
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CRFC
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whats the point in this?
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