Member Since: 18 Jul 2009
Location: Lincs
Posts: 6
New guy - EGR and brakes advice req'd
Hi new to the site, a thought i would see if i could get some feedback on a problem i have. having had a secere lack of low down power over the past 3 weeks the car has had an EGR valve investigion !! The garage has told me one egr spring is weak, both have been cleaned and put back on - test drive tomorrow. However they are quoting £300 for two new ones and 5 hous labour !! Is this about right ? Can i buy new valves somewhere ??
Also need to look at sorting new pads all round, any good suppliers ??
Any help on the above is much appreciated
Hope to be using this site a lot !!
SSapper811
18th Jul 2009 7:26 pm
grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6266
egr is 90-129 quids m8 and requires 3h labour max
18th Jul 2009 7:32 pm
DN D3 Decade
Member Since: 24 Jun 2006
Location: W.London.
Posts: 2294
Sounds about right for both of them, although 5 hrs might be a bit OTT, I'd PM 'The Large One',(when you have done min of 5 posts, I think), he is parts manager at yeovil LR, he'll give you the best dealership price on any new parts you may need, and advise accordingly.
egr spring is weak, both have been cleaned and put back on
There is no spring in the EGR valve. And cleaning them won't make much difference, as most failures are caused by corrosion or mechanical breakdown rather than carbon build up. Don't waste your money on new ones for an 05 model - just blank them off. There's plenty of 'how to' threads on here. Previously:
2005 D3 2.7 TDV6 S
1984 90 2.25 Petrol CSW
1992 90 200TDi Hard Top
1995 Discovery ES 300TDi
2003 90 TD5 Truck Cab
18th Jul 2009 8:51 pm
matt_tdv6
Member Since: 05 Feb 2009
Location: Lincolnshire
Posts: 937
Blanking them is the best option i agree
I blanked mine before i got any problems after reading advice from this site,Its not worth them letting you down at the side of the road for LRA to come out and blank them anyway with a 2p coin
For the sake of 4p you could have a trouble free D3
19th Jul 2009 1:11 am
sapper811
Member Since: 18 Jul 2009
Location: Lincs
Posts: 6
Thanks for getting back, looks like getthing blanked off is the best route. thnaks all
SSapper811
19th Jul 2009 6:31 pm
sapper811
Member Since: 18 Jul 2009
Location: Lincs
Posts: 6
Thought i would ask if blanking the EGR's would increase the amount of emmisions ! Now blanked and clouds of black stuff when i put the foot down ?
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