After watching a particular video it looks as though it's the pipe on the bottom. But my screws are on the bottom making it near impossible for access. The one in the vid has them on the top and mine has 3 screws holding it in place not 4.

Why is this?

Thanks.

 

What engine do you have?

 

That's a 19DT, you might have seen the video on a 19DTH.

 

Ah right. Yeh it's a 1.9 cdti 120. Just seems a pain in the **** in comparison

 

Yeah the 150 are a pain to do

 

The square port is on the 150 engine's EGR. The 120 has the two ovals as described. Although as far as I'm aware, it shouldn't matter too much which side you blank, just so long as it's blanked? I might be wrong on that though.

 

Am I right in saying if I blank the outlet the valve will still get clogged? It's pretty damn clogged at the moment so was going to blank it or give it a damn good clean.

Anyone blanked the end I have on a 120 CDTi?

 

Hi, as you can see it is the best thing to be done on a diesel engine, it does not matter which end you blank off as long as it is before the EGR valve and you will have to remap your ECU so the mil light does not show or if you wish not to remap use the blanking plate with the hole in it, this will stop most of the gases but you will have still clean the EGR from time to time.

I have the 150 and did this as soon as I got the car home; my advice is to do it the proper way and totally blank it off and remap your ECU, before blanking off you should clean the EGR valve and the inlet manifold as much possible, if you remove the manifold to clean its easier.

Mines been blanked off for over 3 years now and no problems at all, no mil light showing ever, abit of advice about remapping only use someone with tried and tested good results as some remappers say they can do it and they can’t, if you have any problems with it let me know I can help, steve.

 

Very helpful, thanks. When you say make sure it is before the egr, is mine in the right place?

Or do I blank off the bottom hose? Mine is looking pretty "gunky" around the outside of the hoses and everything so I'm going to clean it al. Just want to know where to put my plate so not to damage anything.

Can you run the car without remapping with eml on? Or is this not advised? I could take out plate and delete error from computer for mot etc.

 

It's perfectly alright to run without mapping and leave the EML on, many of us do. Just be sure to do regular fault code checks in case a different fault arises on the car that would have triggered an EML if it wasn't already active for the EGR

 

As MollyGoogle says it's fine to run with mil light on, as I have the 150 and it being different set up to the 120, to blank any kind of EGR valve off is to prevent exhaust gases passing through the valve, so top or bottom of the pipe that comes from the exhaust to the EGR valve it does not matter, which is the easy option, top or bottom do the easier one, job done but clean as much of the crap away as you can if you don't fancy stripping parts down, Steve.

 

What's the idea behind blanking off the EGR other than to stop it getting
Full of crap?


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Saves the inlets and stops a portion of the exhaust gases from being diverted away from the turbo