rodntod

rodntod

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Drove from home to Stoke last night to pick up an old vw bug to restore.

On the way down i was curious that the MPG never got better than 23.1 which made we wonder what was wrong, as i normally get better than that on combined,and this was a motorway run, cruise set at 70, no traffic.

Got down there and topped up,£70 for 250miles....mmmmmm
Opened the bonnet to have a look and..........



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Ferkin' EGR pipe has broken at the bellmouth fitting under the plate, and spewed soot all over me nice engine :mad:
 
Yessir ,remember the gauge sensor debacle, when we realised it had had an engine change at some point . Think it's from an omega maybe.
Looking along it's length it has a tang for a bracket about halfway but no bracket so i think vibration has played a part.
Thing is where to get another?
Look familiar to anyone?
 
TBH the pipe and bellmouth are pretty thin and flimsy but i think it would have lasted a lot longer if the bracket had been fitted in the middle.
Bugger , need to look for a new one i suppose.
 
rodntod said:
Yessir ,remember the gauge sensor debacle, when we realised it had had an engine change at some point . Think it's from an omega maybe.
Looking along it's length it has a tang for a bracket about halfway but no bracket so i think vibration has played a part.
Thing is where to get another?
Look familiar to anyone?
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Yeah remember now. Try Emmotts he is bound to have one.
 
Wouldn't be any thing to do with your penny trick !

After all its not cast iron like a Manifold is it !!!

Where is all that heat going :hysterically_laughi

Think about it where is all that heat going :) :) :)
 
To do it properly remove pipe find a correct blanking nut on manifold and blank of egr or buy a egr blanking kit
 
Or fit the Allisport one which looks identical to the original. The pipe stays in place but doesn't go anywhere. No one is any the wiser.
 
How would blanking egr fail MOT? thought it only affects NOX reading which isnt part of the mot and was just on it for the american market? :s
 
dave4x4 said:
Thinking about it, if you have got a hole in the pipe you will still need a penny at the other end.
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Think i will need to make a blanking plate for inlet man where pipe fits and same for exhaust man ,remove pipe for now and see how she runs.
Dunno if it will bring a light on but cant be worse on fuel than it is right now.
 
bencorkill said:
How would blanking egr fail MOT? thought it only affects NOX reading which isnt part of the mot and was just on it for the american market? :s
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It possibly won't if you just blank it. But if it has been removed or a none standard bypass fitted it will fail if the EU gets it's way in 2014. Lots of stuff still up in the air yet. But apparently all the European directive on MOT tests have to be in force by then.
 
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