Just pull the pipe on the actuator and blank it off with a suitable screw. No need for blanking plates. I would clean the ****e out of the EGR valve itself and make sure spring is holding it shut as part of operation though. You won't notice a lot of difference though. Except you won't have to clean it out as often.
Grrrrrr
Technician, Bodgit & Scarper Ltd
This might be of interest: AutoSpeed - EGR Comeback
Littelwill
Well-Known Member
Blanking it off works just the same I blanked mine and it does run cleaner. And I think better.
What's cheaper and easier? Buying a blanking plate and fitting it, buggering about fitting a penny in the pipe, buying a replacement dummy EGR valve and fitting it. Or pulling the bloody vac pipe off the EGR valve. Providing the spring is holding the EGR valve shut i would have thought the latter one. What do you say?
Littelwill
Well-Known Member
I say calm down lol! Im not arguing with you over an EGR 
Hes already buggered about with the plate.And i opted for the penny if it matters.
Hes already buggered about with the plate.And i opted for the penny if it matters.
I say calm down lol! Im not arguing with you over an EGR
Hes already buggered about with the plate.And i opted for the penny if it matters.
Doesn't matter to me, but why make life harder than you need to, did you spend your honeymoon night stood up in a canoe?
SpanishTony
Active Member
Doesn't matter to me, but why make life harder than you need to, did you spend your honeymoon night stood up in a canoe?
That sounds a bit kinky
That will be fine until a working EGR becomes part of the MOT, which is in the pipe line it would seem, then you might struggle a bit. Putting the pipe back on for the MOT would be a lot easier. The EGR is already blocked by the EGR valve until activated. If it can't activate it stays blocked. What is difficult to understand about that?
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Hairy
New Member
You can lead a horse to water and all that.:brick: My dad always told me you cant beat a good Screw
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You can lead a horse to water and all that.:brick: My dad always told me you cant beat a good Screw
That's true you would damage the threads.
Hairy
New Member
Think you are getting a bit rude. To much lube may make the inserted item fall out.
Hairy
New Member
Think you are getting a bit rude. To much lube may make the inserted item fall out.
Well would have to put some threadlock on it then.
