EGR bypass kit - which one?

BigAde · 9th November 2014, 09:39

Thinking of fitting an EGR bypass kit. The stainless steel ones seem to be well thought of here and there are numerous sellers on Ebay (not to mention DMGRS here). Most of the advice I've found here and elsewhere relates to sellers no longer selling on Ebay.

Seems there's these options:
DMGRS - £31.49. http://www.dmgrs.co.uk/collections/p...aces-wav000160
(doesn't seem to come with gasket, jubilee clip, bolts etc)

Magic_Parts_UK £34.99 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROVER-75-M...-/141143689530

Magic_Parts_UK £38.99 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROVER-75-M...-/141211562280
(not sure what the difference between the above 2 are except the more expensive one looks better made)

myldanautodesignltd £39.99 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FULL-STAIN...-/161226288994

x8rltd £39.99 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-75-M...-/321546070802

So, who would have thought it, quite a choice.
Anyone got any experience of these sellers and their products?

Thanks

trikey · 9th November 2014, 09:55

There was a guy on here selling them in the North East for around £25.00 iirc, get in touch with RPWC, im pretty sur Richard can point you in the right direction.

BigAde · 9th November 2014, 10:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by trikey

There was a guy on here selling them in the North East for around £25.00 iirc, get in touch with RPWC, im pretty sur Richard can point you in the right direction.

Thanks trikey - have sent RPWC a PM

klarzy · 9th November 2014, 10:36

Just pull the vacuum pipe off.... same effect and no outlay..

BigAde · 9th November 2014, 12:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by klarzy

Just pull the vacuum pipe off.... same effect and no outlay..

I suppose so. Sounds obvious really, but hadn't considered that. Any downsides to doing that as opposed to fitting a bypass?

klarzy · 9th November 2014, 13:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigAde

I suppose so. Sounds obvious really, but hadn't considered that. Any downsides to doing that as opposed to fitting a bypass?

No, just put an M3 bolt up the pipe to stop vacuum loss and clean the EGR out every year or two...

If you sell the car or have issues at mot just pop the pipe back on...

philjudo · 9th November 2014, 21:29

If you just pull off the pipe your still left with an EGR full of oily muck where a replacement gives a much larger and smoother air flow.

I prefer the stainless steel ones but again personal preference

Just my thoughts.

klarzy · 9th November 2014, 21:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by philjudo

If you just pull off the pipe your still left with an EGR full of oily muck where a replacement gives a much larger and smoother air flow.

I prefer the stainless steel ones but again personal preference

Just my thoughts.

you need to clean the existing egr of course, but mine has stayed clear for a year... the flow is disturbed minimally... I would also remove and clean the intercooler, pipes and inlet manifold...

DMGRS · 9th November 2014, 10:36

You shouldn't need a large seal on the part that mates to the manifold as the manifold already has it's own O Ring present - you'd only need a seal there if the bypass was poorly made and as such didn't seal well.
I exclude those items to keep cost down, but if it's something people would want I'd of course consider adding them.

Quick note - although my PayPal sometimes shows as Magical Solutions, Magic Parts aren't related to me in any way. I remember one customer wouldn't believe me, and started complaining about them to me!

whitevanman · 9th November 2014, 09:56

I got the one from myldanautodesignltd, Everything fitted fine, I think they all do what they say, I just liked the look of the polished stainless version.

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