Disco 2 EGT Gauge on TD5
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Bennehboy
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It's preferable to do it at the collector near the turbo as you say, but a lot tap the EGR blank on the stock manifold because if that cocks up you just need a new blanking plate.
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Ah OK, I thought you meant it didn't have the EGR when you wrote that. In this case tap the collector on the manifold. And for boost tap hose between the intercooler and the EGR body.
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That's how mine is
It does not have the EGR, but it still has the EGR cooler.
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If you are wondering how to bring the wires into the cabin, follow the bonnet release cable, it goes into the engine bay through a rubber grommet, i pushed a steel wire through the rubber, hooked the wires and pulled them in, the position is also good cos you need feed there which is close in the fusebox
i usually use a hole where there used to be a blanking rubber, also driver side (UK). I think there should also be a similar blanking rubber on the other side (i think used on US cars), which would be quite convenient since I already have loads of accessories going through that hole 
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Sorry, needed coffee
So does that mean that the EGR pipework is still attached to the exhaust manifold but the other end has been blanked? If so, same thing, tap the manifold. You could remove the cooler and manifold piping to fit a manifold blank but obviously that's more work.
A photo might clear it up if I'm barking up the wrong tree.
What gauges are you using, a madman or individual ones?
Yes, exactly. I do not think using that plate would give an accurate readout... firstly it is quite far away, and there is still cooling happening there. The cooler looked like a b***h to remove, so I left it there but will see how difficult it would be to remove...
I am using SAAS gauges. Not my favorite in terms of how they look but there is a decent selection of dual input gauges... for instance boost & egt, and water temp & oil pressure.
How did you tap into the water flange?
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Bought a new one cos the old one didnt look well and "prepared" it before fitting....i used a bit of loctite 567 thread sealant on the sensor and that's all, no probs
