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paulr202000 |
posted on 28th Nov 03 at 13:18 |
if your car is a 1.2 16v then the egr valve is on the right hand side of the head and is adodel to fit any monkey could change it. but if i was u i would drain some water out of otherwise u will fill your exhaust with water and the cat wont like it. you only ahve to take the header tank off it is a 1.4 or 1.6 16v. | |
flipmo |
posted on 28th Nov 03 at 12:19 |
quote: its the secondary air pump that does the latter job u mention its a big black round thing sits infront of the battery | |
Kerry |
posted on 28th Nov 03 at 11:12 |
it might just want resettin mate to clear the fault code | |
Dav |
posted on 28th Nov 03 at 10:16 |
Hopefully I should have the part by Monday and get it replaced during next week. I'll have a look thru my Haynes and decide wehter I can do it myself or not. | |
Kerry |
posted on 28th Nov 03 at 10:02 |
http://www.ttzd.com/tech/egrtech.html | |
Cybermonkey |
posted on 28th Nov 03 at 10:00 |
quote: I dont know who's right, but my understanding is that the EGR pumps exhaust gases straight back into the inlet manifold to be recycled by the engine again and again. There is also a system for cold starts where the engine holds high revs until the car has warmed up. | |
Kerry |
posted on 28th Nov 03 at 09:45 |
i had egr problems so i ran my car with it disconnected for a while and it ran 100% so i blanked it off. like flipmo says it takes a tiny tiny amount of exhuast gasses and puts them back into the inlet something to do with helping to breakdown carbon dioxide. hence the name Exhaust Gas Recirculation valve | |
Dav |
posted on 28th Nov 03 at 09:18 |
Nice one, cheers guy. | |
flipmo |
posted on 28th Nov 03 at 02:11 |
nice one. your avatar is tops, is it you? lol | |
Stoneyginger |
posted on 28th Nov 03 at 02:04 |
you dont HAVE to remove all that stuff i saw my EGR and my Idle control valve get done in front of my face in 2 hours. Just took the Expansion tank off and Roy got into everything no bother though he is a vauxhall Guru ken :thumbs: | |
flipmo |
posted on 28th Nov 03 at 01:59 |
the egr valve recirculates exhaust gasses to improve emissions. they aint cheap to repair either the part alone costs over £100 and to replace u need to remove inlet manifold drain coolant etc. just block the holes off. | |
Stoneyginger |
posted on 28th Nov 03 at 01:35 |
I've had the problem but you will usually find that once the EGR valve goes that the Idle Control valve goes, fix both out and you should be fine. Seems a common problem with these engines. EGR valve takes warm air and pumps it into the outlet manifold where it is sent to heat up the Catalyst. Dont really need it in this country as it doesn't really come into effect but it is a pain in the ass. | |
Dav |
posted on 28th Nov 03 at 00:33 |
Had my car at a garage today and they said this is the reason my engine managment light is on, a faulty EGR valve. Would that be right? |