paulmtdci

My 02 1800 TDCI Estate has a vacuum operated EGR Valve,i want to blank it off,does the blanking plate fit between the valve and manifold? In other words does the valve remain in place?

Thanks Paul

paulmtdci

Perhaps i've worded my question wrong,does the blanking plate fit between the manifold and egr valve or do you fit the plate and leave the valve out/disconnect it?

Regards
Paul

undie

hi I have an 02 1800 tddi and blanked of my egr valve ..got my blanking plate off ebay at a good price ...and yes you do have to leave the valve in place ..all I did was slacken off the 2 10mm nuts and slide the blanking plate in ...which I must add the holes in the plate are slotted for easy fitting

undie

=undie;6357889]hi I have an 02 1800 tddi and blanked of my egr valve ..got my blanking plate off ebay at a good price ...and yes you do have to leave the valve in place ..all I did was slacken off the 2 10mm nuts and slide the blanking plate in ...which I must add the holes in the plate are slotted for easy fitting[/quote]

paulmtdci

Thanx for the reply

Paul

RSBryden

Yeh same as above I fitted mine 4 weeks ago and no smoke and seems more responsive,
Fidly to fit tho, dropped mine and it wedged in behind starter motor , right cunt I had to remove all under tray n starter motor to release it, a 20 min job was 2 hours lol

Mk4 Rick

What do you gain from fitting a egr blanking plate on a tddi 1.8 engine

RSBryden

I gained crisper low end acceleration , no smoke n a bit more mpg it seems but don't quote me on that ,

Could be better diesel .

Twizz

I read up that if you want to remove the valve completely, the downpipe and cat have to come off to allow you to remove it.

I couldnt be asked with all that hag so just bought the stainless steel blanking plate from eBay, dropped the two 10mm bolts (I left a few turns on it), pushed the pipe down and slid it in. Took less than 10 minutes.

Peformance etc, the EGR operates iirc at low RPM. My focus feels more responsive and smoother with the blank in place, I've also added the ST170 airbox, snorkel and KandN filter which some say increase airflow significantly.

Twizz

When buying the plates, you'll notice there's ones with open cuts, some with one bolt hole and one cut and some with two bolt holes.

I bought the one with two open cuts so I didn't have to remove any bolts (could just slide in).

Mk4 Rick

Are they expensive to buy?

RSBryden

I paid 3.99 off eBay mate!

Mk4 Rick

Lol is that it lol

Mk4 Rick

Is this the late I need for the X reg TDDI

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EGR-VALVE-...item1e6e2c9119

RSBryden

Looks like the one I bought for my 05 mate

undie

not sure about that ..should,nt think there is a lot of difference in them

undie

.that's the one I got for my 52 reg

Mk4 Rick

Ive ordered one got to be worth a punt for a few quid.I know what people mean when it lacks in the lower gears we are used to driving a petrol car and when the missus first started driving it she thought there was some thing wrong with it.I said luv its called lag lol