Blanking EGR??

Laville1989 · 9th November 2013, 15:56

Should I blank the egr valve on my cdt? Has anyone on here done it? I've heard it's better for the engine?

rasa · 9th November 2013, 16:00

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Originally Posted by Laville1989

Should I blank the egr valve on my cdt? Has anyone on here done it? I've heard it's better for the engine?

nearly everyone, buy \a bypass from e bay.£35 get stainless one,

Laville1989 · 9th November 2013, 16:03

Can you just blank it with a plate like on most engines? And what's the advantages?

Heddy · 9th November 2013, 16:28

You can blank it off in many ways but are still left with the internals of the egr restricting flow, that's why a by-pass is fitted. Whether it's a power up is still questionable amongst many members but once it's by-passed you don't have to clean it out

Laville1989 · 9th November 2013, 16:45

I can't afford a bypass kit. Think I'll just make a blanking plate

Brabus · 9th November 2013, 17:53

You cant blank it of. Either fit a bypass or take the vacuum pipe of the existing one and plug the pipe with a screw to disable it or clean the existing one.

Ross R75 · 9th November 2013, 17:59

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Originally Posted by Brabus

You cant blank it of. Either fit a bypass or take the vacuum pipe of the existing one and plug the pipe with a screw to disable it or clean the existing one.

You can blank it off. Loctite or spot weld a suitably sized object into the exhaust port of the EGR valve if you want to do this. No point in removing the vacuum pipe alone as it's required to hold the valve shut when you're on the accelerator.

I'd echo the above comments though, remove and fit a bypass. They are around £30 and definitely make a difference to the way the car drives, especially around town.

Laville1989 · 9th November 2013, 19:15

If I fit a bypass, will it make the engine light come on?

Ross R75 · 9th November 2013, 19:32

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Originally Posted by Laville1989

If I fit a bypass, will it make the engine light come on?

No, it won't

Laville1989 · 9th November 2013, 19:36

Oh cool :-) and what about a decat? Should I or shouldn't I?

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9th November 2013, 16:03	#3
Laville1989 Newbie Rover 75 saloon CDT Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Pembrokeshire Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Can you just blank it with a plate like on most engines? And what's the advantages?

9th November 2013, 16:28	#4
Heddy This is my second home None Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: None Posts: 5,556 Thanks: 465 Thanked 1,161 Times in 924 Posts	You can blank it off in many ways but are still left with the internals of the egr restricting flow, that's why a by-pass is fitted. Whether it's a power up is still questionable amongst many members but once it's by-passed you don't have to clean it out

9th November 2013, 16:45	#5
Laville1989 Newbie Rover 75 saloon CDT Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Pembrokeshire Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I can't afford a bypass kit. Think I'll just make a blanking plate

9th November 2013, 19:15	#8
Laville1989 Newbie Rover 75 saloon CDT Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Pembrokeshire Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	If I fit a bypass, will it make the engine light come on?

9th November 2013, 19:36	#10
Laville1989 Newbie Rover 75 saloon CDT Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Pembrokeshire Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Oh cool :-) and what about a decat? Should I or shouldn't I?