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19th September 2008, 11:16 | #1 |
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WANTED: Old/Broken EGR Valve
Anyone have one of these going spare I'm going to make my own bypass valve wilst keeping it lookign standard.
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19th September 2008, 11:34 | #3 |
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thanks very much for your reply
yeah i hadn't really thought about it in too much detail so that info is very handy cheers. It'll give me something to have a bash at in my workshop of an evening anyway, and if i can get a broken/bust one for next to nothing then it won't really cost me anything either to have a go. I'll post back with my efforts once i get one Cheers Matt |
19th September 2008, 15:31 | #4 |
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I did the same mod took about 2hrs with drill,file and hacksaw blade.
I drilled as many holes through the internals as near to the inside edge them hacksawed the parts off. I then filed the surface smooth. I blocked of the breather pipe with arildite. I then reamed the inner edge of the return pipe to allow the fitting of a penny washer bolted through to the main pipe with another penny washer bent to the inside edge of the EGR. Good luck and do the intake mod as well. This can be done very discreatly as well. Steve. |
23rd September 2008, 22:25 | #5 |
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still on the lookout for one if anyone's got one kicking around?
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28th September 2008, 09:15 | #6 |
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at least this will bump your thread.
I wonder whether just filling the holes left from ripping/drilling the offending parts out, with car body filler, will withstand temperatures involved? Presumably this area doesn't really get hot so might be ok - but any thoughts? |
28th September 2008, 09:39 | #7 |
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For the minimal cost a EGR bypass valve from Wingy seems the easiest bet.
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28th September 2008, 11:09 | #8 |
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unless, like me, you sold your car with the bypass still on and now have a spare EGR to play with!
I must admit with the ZTT I just fitted the cleaned one and then had time to clean the one I'd taken off ready for next time. |
28th September 2008, 19:20 | #9 |
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its easy, just hollow an old one out (the difficult bit). And smooth and seal the inside over with araldite. ive got an old one i keep meaning to get round to doing.
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