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thanks that was a der moment should have stuck a search in (numbnut) first place

a clue to its location please if I knew what it looked like wouldn't have to much of a problem

07 vogue v8 diesel there was I thinking O fay lets clean my egr valves whip the lid of and well the hell are they. know there on the top of the engine but where exactly could someone give a clue to there location front plastic airflow piece that links to the rockers does that come off? generally...

would have thought engine management light coming on would be a good clue towards engine cleaning rather than washing as washing doesn't actually clear any fault lights rather causes them

carbon clean does'nt clean egr unfortunately, do they have to be replaced or cleaned manually

would this cause it to act like choke is on when starting from warm then clearing after a mile or so

ERH its a carbon clean not a wash

engine is a lot more responsive especially when spooling up the turbos, engine is quieter and a smoother drive from driving it before so no not a waste of money it was on diagnostic when cleaned and was clear of faults when they finished what turned the light on I believe was a warm start the...

2007 vogue diesel auto. just had engine cleaned as kept having management light come on, guess what its coming on again is there a choke sensor? when warm if stopped and started again its as if the choke is on, engine is hunting on tickover if I sit in traffic it lasts ages on a clear bit of...

Plan A buy another car, luckily got a Paul Smith classic mini for a very lowly sum, and the guy would most probably like to buy it back when i'm finished, now can start dismantling. Plan B If it all goes Pete Tong and I can't manage on my back in the driveway, Paul Smith pays for the work, for a...

Always wanting to find the best alternative, pending whats being done. have found turbo cartridge replacement £169 UK made with long guarantee see what sort of job it is to split the turbo then make a decision

Interesting tip gstuart whether it applies to mine or not don't know as yet but either way could be handy to know will let you know how it goes with mine time and aggro wise

Thanks for that the sport is different i believe from reading bits did have a look at u t but there wasn't anything on the vogue garages are a bit like that want to protect income most likely

have a l322 2007 vogue drivers side turbo going. what I have gathered from this thread l322 is easier to do no body off get to it from wheel arch lining removal can be done without lifting off the floor any other nasty bits to look out for? an idea of how long to do the job would be good thanks...

did find out the shaft was ok as 2 wheel drive could well have been ok back as 4wd prop shaft needed centre bearings. this was transferring as noise to the front n/s which has play as norm, strange when its centre bearings but there u go.