Originally Posted by
daviddunlop83
When mine stopped working I took it apart and found this broken
Orders some 3.5 mm silver steel IIRC and made 2 new dowel pins.
Still working couple thousand k later
When I had it apart I unplugged the egr while I waiting on the steel bar, I don't think the car drove as smooth (when unplugged its closed all time like when blanked) so I'm not convinced blanking it is the best option. Apart from in euro 4 the EML comes on also
Its always better with the EGR blanked with a solid plate - turbo spools up quicker, eliminates the "EGR flat spot" and the inlet does not get contaminated/ choked with carbon/ crud - more reliable too (EGR valve cannot fail if it is blanked/ disabled)
If its a Euro4 the EML can be reset regularily with a code reader