greim Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Have a 1.8 tech and its thrown out the codes to say issue with egr valve. Egr valve cleaner gone in and going to keep driving her any advice or idea on cost to replace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Blank it off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONDEO TXS 2.2 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 + 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Yep, not an advocate of blanking off but, blank it off, pain in the #### to do and expensive, part of the inlet manifold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyntdci Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 ditto on the other 2 posts. plate from the bay costs less than a fiver and you never have to worry about it anymore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyntdci Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 just tried to copy and paste a link with advert in and pics to explain where to put it but my laptop has different ideas..... sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Focus 115 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 just tried to copy and paste a link with advert in and pics to explain where to put it but my laptop has different ideas..... sorry Please let me know if you manage to get the link pasted. I'm planning on blanking mine off as well. Cheers Marty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greim Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Anyone able to this and what effect would it have on fuel efficiency and emissions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyntdci Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 fuel efficiency will go up and well mine has passed mot with it fitted 2 years in a row with well under pass rate numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salsheikh Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 this is what you need: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EGR-BLANKING-PLATE-FORD-TRANSIT-CONNECT-FORD-MONDEO-FORD-FOCUS-1-8-TDCI-ST-STEEL-/141411733702?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item20eccbd0c6 to paste links on here, click the toggle switch in l/h corner in the above taskbar and then paste the link in the reply box and voila it works! I thought it was a Microsoft issue until I discovered this! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyntdci Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 wasn't like this before. but was running xp on my pc. now this lappy has windows 8.1 and it takes some getting used to lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greim Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Bought one anyone know of anyone in the Wigan area that will fit it ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyntdci Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 you can all u need is a 10mm spanner I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyntdci Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 loosen off 2 bolts slide it in and re-tighten.... 5 mins max.... that's even for a novice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IINexusII Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 we've all done it here on the 1.8 tdci, no issues, only improvements :D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greim Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 So I'll have a very good car as my sport model has the Sony 6cd changer a bluetooth kit installed into the sound system and rear sensors hehehe I'm not very hands on usually so will this be easy for a novice and is it just the black section off the egr that is to be removed and can it be done on a driveway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyntdci Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 nothing need to be taken off/removed... just two bolts slacked enough to slide the plate in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyntdci Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQriuJHxWGeHUPzV5gjyncxgsfF5aJ6iXIk8KHtPBre6iuNtwncnnpGew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyntdci Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 pic is to small sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greim Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 It's just the little black section that is removed that causes all the issues? Liking some of your mods would love most of them on my car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyntdci Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 maybe this 1 lol http://www.peugeotforums.com/forums/attachments/ford-mazda-jaguar-land-rover-64/2386d1333024333-how-egr-clean-img-20120329-00084.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyntdci Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 if you look where the red circle is. you can just see a serrated metal pipe aback of it a different colour... this is where you put the plate in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzetecs Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 any noticeable power gain with egr blank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IINexusII Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 not really any power gains, but the pick up is smoother at low rev range, the car doesnt feel like it wants to stall out when moving off 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzetecs Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Thats problem ab been getting bit jerky at low revs well for £3.50 of eBay cant go wrong if helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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