egr valve has a cooler on it .!!

blackdog1 said:

Just blank off the cooler at the EGR end ,thats all I did , works fine.

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darrenm said:

That's all I have Done with mine

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brian47 said:

There are basically two types of EGR fitted to the Td5; with or without the heat exchanger (cooler).

The version without the cooler is a flexible stainless steel pipe leading form the exhaust take-off to the EGR valve. The best idea here is to remove it completely and blank off at the exhaust take-off.

The version with the cooler has the heat exchanger bolted onto the front of the engine and the advised method here is to leave the cooler in situ and blank off the cooler at the EGR end.

Either way, the same blanking plate will fit. Only one blanking plate is needed. When I did mine I did use a small dab of exhaust assembly paste; Gun-Gum will do just as well to ensure a good seal, there's no vibration, flexing or stress so once fitted the blanking plate shouldn't give any trouble.

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Gaz2001td5disco said:

Thanks Brian
i have ordered the egr removal kit and will be fitting it this weekend

cheers
gaz

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brian47 said:

When you do get round to the job, you'll need a properly fitting allen key, preferably one that fits into a socket set to remove the old bolts and fit the new ones on the exhaust feed to the EGR.
You will also need plenty of releasing oil - please, not WD40 use Plusgas or similar and some care and patience when dis-assembling.

Once it's all apart, re-assembly is easy. The main problem then will be finding the little rubber blanking bungs after you drop them.

Have fun.

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