EGR operation and mot rules?

[gadget1960]

Originally Posted by Arctic

Hi Darsie
You could always gut an original one then no tester would know the difference, but as sated already the EGR is not really visible with the engine cover on.

Arctic ... you must have been reading my mind, been thinking of doing that mod as it's a way of cleaning up the airflow and fooling the mot peeps too.
After boring out the valve gubbins inside I could use something like 'JB weld' to fill the voids and help smooth the flow?? whats your thoughts on using JB weld? do you have any experience with it?

[T16]

Originally Posted by gadget1960

Arctic ... you must have been reading my mind, been thinking of doing that mod as it's a way of cleaning up the airflow and fooling the mot peeps too.
After boring out the valve gubbins inside I could use something like 'JB weld' to fill the voids and help smooth the flow?? whats your thoughts on using JB weld? do you have any experience with it?

Jesus Christ.

Just spend £20 and get an already machined bypass, fit it, move on with life.

JB weld on a permenently vibrating engine in its intake? You must be tripping.

[gadget1960]

Originally Posted by T16

Jesus Christ.

Just spend £20 and get an already machined bypass, fit it, move on with life.

JB weld on a permenently vibrating engine in its intake? You must be tripping.

Hi T16, just googled JB weld, it's widely used on inlet tracts in all forms of motorsport apparently, so it looks 'fit for purpose'. I was just asking if anyone had used it before and what were the findings.
I'm quite happy with the direction and speed with which my life is going but thanks for your concern anyway.
And .... having viewed a few of your most recent posts / contributions .... would you like some help with removing the rusty pineapple you seem to have stuck in your a**e.? Chill out, why all the negative remarks.

[T16]

Keep life simple...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROVER-75-...BkF:rk:10:pf:0

There is enough faffing with these cruddy old rotboxes, don't give yourself more work than necessary.

[gadget1960]

Originally Posted by T16

Keep life simple...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROVER-75-...BkF:rk:10:pf:0

There is enough faffing with these cruddy old rotboxes, don't give yourself more work than necessary.

Thanks for the link, Point taken in the 'fit 'n' forget direction but tbh ... I enjoy all the faffing about it keeps me busy,
I don't want to end up being just another 'bolt-on goody king', if that were the case we would all be driving exactly the same 'cruddy old rot boxes', now ... where's the fun in that? who at some point or another hasn't spent many precious hours deliberating over something that could have been solved in a nano second with the influx of cash? for me ... it's not all about the end result or what it cost to achieve it, it's more to do with how much I get out of doing it myself.
But ... as said, point taken.

[marinabrian]

Originally Posted by gadget1960

Thanks for the link, Point taken in the 'fit 'n' forget direction but tbh ... I enjoy all the faffing about it keeps me busy,
I don't want to end up being just another 'bolt-on goody king', if that were the case we would all be driving exactly the same 'cruddy old rot boxes', now ... where's the fun in that? who at some point or another hasn't spent many precious hours deliberating over something that could have been solved in a nano second with the influx of cash? for me ... it's not all about the end result or what it cost to achieve it, it's more to do with how much I get out of doing it myself.
But ... as said, point taken.

Excellent point, I was once asked why I had manufactured a pair of sealing washers for the rear quarter waist trims.

The answer to that was........because I could, and I enjoyed myself doing so.

In terms of the EGR, the pushrod doesn't create any sort of meaningful difference to the airflow figures, so simply disable the operation to prevent the EGR and inlet tract becoming sooted up once it's been cleaned

Brian

[trikey]

Originally Posted by T16

Jesus Christ.

Just spend £20 and get an already machined bypass, fit it, move on with life.

JB weld on a permenently vibrating engine in its intake? You must be tripping.

JB Weld is very strong, I once modified a pinto cylinder heads inlet tracts (Apple shaped ports) Using the stuff, if it holds in a cylinder head, it will hold inside the EGR.

[Arctic]

[QUOTE=gadget1960;2713461]Arctic ... you must have been reading my mind, been thinking of doing that mod as it's a way of cleaning up the airflow and fooling the mot peeps too.

After boring out the valve gubbins inside I could use something like 'JB weld' to fill the voids and help smooth the flow?? whats your thoughts on using JB weld? do you have any experience with it?[/QUOTE

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Hi Darsie.
I did use a little JB weld back in 2012 when I first gutted the EGR as an experiment, but I only used it to tidy up the end of the EGR that joins to the exhaust pipe.

Inside of the EGR I use an old socket, before that from 2010 I used to give the EGR a good clean out and still do to this day, the EGR blocked out ones are used for Nano meet owners whom prefer them.

The recent ones that are gutted I use alloy bar cut to length.

EGR bypass clean good working EGR are all good and well, but if the Manifold is not cleaned out & the MAP sensor not cleaned you are not gaining much to be honest, my opinion only.

picture of what the inside of the manifold should look like.
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[Andy_with_a_screwdriver]

Originally Posted by marinabrian

In that case the answer is simple

Unplug the electrical connector from the EGR actuator solenoid, and that's it......EGR disabled, no need to do anything further

Brian

Brian,
Excuse my ignorance but does it make any difference in an auto?
Andy

[T16]

Fair play if people enjoy the tinkering. Probably more miserable tinkering up in Scotland tbf, although its been pretty mild recently.