Ive Removed My Egr , Can I Blank It Off With No Probs?

[jamesey]

ive got a mk 2 pd 115 galaxy , ive removed my clogged up egr and pipe , but now ive heard that the engine light could come on , do i have to remove the egr heat exchanger? ive seen a post from mirez about taking it off , do i need to take this off if im blanking it off.

also if i blank it off do i need to do anything with the vaccum pipes theres the egr pipe that connects to the flying saucer thingy and a pipe going to the anti shudder flap in the egr , this shuts when the engine is turned off to stop shuddering , im awaiting instructions before i rebuild it up , ive blanked the lower pipe on the egr with a can/tin , up to now. any help would be great cheers :angry:

[zorgman]

nope do nowt, bit of plate blank it off and job done ran mine for 4yrs without one makes a big difference, dont worry about pipe as you can leave it in place. i made plates and totally removed out to do with the egr valve then blanked the pipe next to valve.

[jamesey]

do i leave the water going through the egr heat exchanger , up to now ive blanked the egr outlet off refitted and put the 2 air pipes back on , took me ages to clean the dam thing out , the manifold looks very dirty aswell.

i read a link about removing the egr and blanking it off on honest john site saying it is no good , ill try and find it .

here ive found it , see what you think , im not sure i should have done it now. has anyone else done it??

 

FROM HONEST JOHN CAR REVIEW SITE ...On TDIs, EGR valve should open to allow carbon dioxide, which acts as a cooling gas) into the combustion chambers when the engine is under load (>30% boost). This allows the combustion chamber temperature to drop and thus the temperature of the exhaust gases. If it sticks in the closed position the exhaust gas temperature will rise causing a) the turbo bearings to fail and ;) engine oil into the induction system. This can cause the engine to run on its crankcase oil until it is either stalled or goes bang. Problems with EGR valves in TDI engines are often the cause of rough running when the valve is stuck in the open position as well. In several cases turbos have blown but the EGR valve has not been replaced. Inevitably the new turbo unit will not last long.

[zorgman]

load of crap think about it how hot is exhaust gas then putting that gas into your inlet when you need air to be as cold as poss within reason, before i came on here i read a lot off the usa tdi sites and thats where i learnt loads, vw golfs 200bhp etc first thing they do is off with the egr as hot gas and carbon do nowt for your intake. if you blanked egr off then jobs a good un. have a look at my mods below and my son brays the backside off car hell knows how much power nis there but wheels spinning still in 4th when damp, bmw 520d left for dead till 100mph and poor sod in his gti gtd thingy just give up.

[jamesey]

theres some mods there , is yours a mk1.

[zorgman]

yes mk1 99 car 170k on clock, just look after engine 4k oil change with good oil to vw 505.00 spec no cheapy, i only use shell or esso derv now starting on 100% with acetone as a cetane improver, any start up i let car tick over 1 min for oil to get to pressure and before shut down min of min or more to spool down turbo and stop hot spots. son thinks its a drag car the way hebrays it but he breaks it he fixes it.