Guide: exhaust gas recirculation Valve removal EGR

[Poodle]

Ideally yes, else the ecu will be expecting a different amount of air and exhaust gas to go into the cylinder.

[j77hrn]

I might give this a bash later on today, cheers

[welshpug]

Definitely blank the egr, took 10min on a 110 hdi in a c5 as the manifold is a different shape, boosted so much harder after that, mpg went up to 53 on a cruise, not bad for a ton and a half of french boat

no need to disconnect any vac lines or plugs unless you map it out.

[Toms306]

What do you guys use for gaskets on the blanks? I used a card gasket but it didn't even last a month before blowing boost and breather oil all over the bulkhead...

[bashbarnard]

You really want a proper thin metal one to be cut out. Ive used the stuff we plate sills with before works a treat. Pop to the garage mate during the week and ill have an off cut you can have

[Toms306]

Thanks for the offer but it's going soon anyway so it'll be someone elses problem, I was just wondering what other people used.

[cully]

i used PTFE gasket materiel and cut my own

[welshpug]

just the original gasket one side and sealant the other.

[LewisG]

May be a stupid question but, if the exhaust gases arent going into the manifold, they must be going back somewhere?

[Connor]

Yes, out the exhaust where they should be

[Piggy]

Nice guide cully.

Its worth saying the 206 2.0hdi has a slightly different egr system, bloody tight down the back there! Defo a engine rocked forward job as it took me best part of an hour to blank it!!