dna23
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so my diagnostic light shows up... wheel it into local garage and its the exhaust gas recirculation valve apparantly... gonna cost 231 quid from vauxhall and then fitting on top of that... also my CV joints gone so thats gonna be 100 quid for parts and labour...
this seem right to you lot and wtf is this exhaust gas recirculation valve and why is it so much for a fucking valve????!!!! 
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James_DT
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You can just block the EGR valve off.
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Greasemonkey
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Yes sounds right to me, the EGR valve lets exhaust gasses back into the inlet system to be burnt again, this gives a cleaner exhaust from the car, its an eco friendly kinda thing, it basically a valve that opens and closes, they cost a bomb yes, and are fiddly to fit, there is a way to dump ya secondary air pump and egr all together, this will gain ya 1-2bhp and stop ya having to worry about the valve playing up as they break allot
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Greasemonkey
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Oh only other thing is remove the valve ya self and clean it up see if its not just clogged with carbon etc etc
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dna23
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and btw the 231 is excluding vat :@
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dna23
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quote:
Originally posted by Greasemonkey
Oh only other thing is remove the valve ya self and clean it up see if its not just clogged with carbon etc etc
any specific way of cleaning it??? who's done this before... 
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TOMAS
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You get my U2U bud?
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dna23
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indeed, thanks - replied 
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Ojc
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These dealers must make an absolute fortune out of people.
I have a EGR valve in my bedroom that I don't need.
You can have it for £50
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PaulW
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quote:
Originally posted by Greasemonkey
Yes sounds right to me, the EGR valve lets exhaust gasses back into the inlet system to be burnt again, this gives a cleaner exhaust from the car, its an eco friendly kinda thing, it basically a valve that opens and closes, they cost a bomb yes, and are fiddly to fit, there is a way to dump ya secondary air pump and egr all together, this will gain ya 1-2bhp and stop ya having to worry about the valve playing up as they break allot
please tell me how to do this as I am wanting to get shut of it to get better access to the engine...
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dna23
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
These dealers must make an absolute fortune out of people.
I have a EGR valve in my bedroom that I don't need.
You can have it for £50
i've got a 1.2 sxi 16v engine... DOHC is it going to fit in and is it new or used?
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Greasemonkey
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Im not 100% on the process as i had a C16XE, BUT, from what i have picked up over time you will need to chuck the lot in the bin, plug the hole in the manifold, make up 2 metal plates same shape as the EGR gasket, one is a blank plate the other has the profile of the gasket, this allows the EGR to still work but not actually do anything and the ECU dosnt know any better cos athough its working the gasses aint gettin plumbed back into inlet???
The above might be bollox, lol, ask Broster he had all his removed and i dont think they even kept the EGR valve?????
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PaulW
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what about the wiring plug to the secondary air pump?? would this not show in the ECU with it being disconnected??
i might disconnect it on the way home & see if it does...
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PaulW
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to be fair tho... my EGR has the one pipe going to the air pump & thats it... dont go anywhere elsae 
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Greasemonkey
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There is a way to do it where ya got no EGR or ECU problems, maybe ya could change over to AFM C16XE loom and lower inlet that would do it lol
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