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Can someone give information how clean the EGR Valves. Is WD40 used to clean the valves or another substance?
Can someone give information how clean the EGR Valves. Is WD40 used to clean the valves or another substance?
Can I ask the stupid question of where is the egr valve? Lol
I'm looking to clean my egr valve in the coming weeks (1.2 12V) The one worry I have is, does the egr need re adapting with VCDS once cleaned??
Dont fancy cleaning it out and find it keeps stalling once fitted!
Any help from anyone who's done this would be much appreciated.
leave it soaking overnight in brake fluid if you've got some old stuff handy.
turns all the hardened soot into black sludge that can be easily wiped off!
I just cleaned the EGR Valve and pipe today. Mines is an Ibiza Cupra TDI. It's 5 bolts in total. Would be a 10 minute job, but the bolts are located in THEE MOST awkward of places. Lets just say my hands are pretty cut-up. Took me best part of 2 hours but my engine management light has gone off now
It is simple enough though. I used engine degreaser and worked a treat. Just have to persavere!
I may write a 'how to' thread on this next week as I took before and after photo's. Away this weekend though.
Just take off your engine cover and it's located near the top lest of the engine bay. Looks like a little flying spaceship
Just watch out you don't drop an allen key as I did. Took me ages to find it!
And attacks rubber too.
There is a rubber diaphagm in the top of the EGR
It really is that straight forward aka 5 bolts. However the bolts really are in the most awkward of places, so if you have small skinny hands then your laughing. I on the other hands have big hands which was a pain.
As said bit of degreaser/white spirit etc and loads of elbow frease and your sorted. I'll post pics up soon when I get back (working up in the mountains this weekend) so keep an eye out, as when I was gonna do it i couln't find a decent thread on it!
I've got this on my to do list as well. Next saturday hopefully. I've found this guide which may be useful to people, not for a Mk IV Ibiza but think it should be roughly the same.
http://pics2.tdiclub.com/gwillie/VW/Sballintake/INTAKEMAN101b.htm
I'm cleaning out the intake manifold as well. Will Mr Muscle Oven cleaner be alright to clean it or where abouts would you get a bottle of parrafin from??