barney1.6sport
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just blanked off the egr valve.
put it all back together, started it up and its making a rather loud high pitched whining noise :S
sounds like its coming from the egr valve area :S what the bloody hell isit ?
any ideas what it culd be ?
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moka
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leaking?
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barney1.6sport
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hmm.. could be.
when i start up the car from cold, its fine, but once it warms up, thats when it happens
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moka
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You sure you connected all the air tubes back properly?
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AcidK1
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sounds like its leaking. I dont know how to block it so if i say, can you get 2 gasketts either side of the blanking plate, that would ensure a good seal. I have problems with my 1.2 but i just unplugged it and live with the engine management light :/
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barney1.6sport
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yep, 1 of the vac pipes is split but the noise isnt coming from there.
n im pretty sure i sealed the valve properly as the gasket was in gd cond n i tightened it rather toight ! =\
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combat corsa
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put some silicon on both sides of the gasket and try that lol i havent done it myself yet but mihgt help ya out
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barney1.6sport
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yh that might be worth doing.
i ljust thought, its a second hand egr valve so u wudnt have that its faulty would u ?
could the valve make a whining noise when hot ? :S
[Edited on 03-06-2010 by barney1.6sport]
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