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[Jimbob]

My EGR used to leak, so long been blanked off with coke can

Had the bonnet open, and noticed lots of carbon dust on drivers side cam cover area, looks to have come from EGR

Any ideas anyone?

[Marks DTM Calib]

Is the corrugated pipe to the EGR split?

[Jimbob]

Looks ok.

There is dust on the torx bolts that  hold the egr on,
on the cam covers and leads
on the fuel pipes
and the metal coolant pipe below.

So quite a bit of coverage

Looks to be from the egr itself.

[dbug]

Looks ok.

There is dust on the torx bolts that  hold the egr on,
on the cam covers and leads
on the fuel pipes
and the metal coolant pipe below.

So quite a bit of coverage

Looks to be from the egr itself.

Mine looks a bit like that too

[Jimbob]

Looks ok.

There is dust on the torx bolts that  hold the egr on,
on the cam covers and leads
on the fuel pipes
and the metal coolant pipe below.

So quite a bit of coverage

Looks to be from the egr itself.

Mine looks a bit like that too

is yours blanked as well?

[Jimbob]

Took the EGR valve off, and there in my old coke cans are 2 great holes, looks like its burnt through.

Replaced and will monitor.

Old can was aluminium, and replaced with the same, couldnt find a steel one to try instead.

[tmx]

yeah my coke can burnt though so i made a plate up out of proper thick steel that didnt burn through but i got hold of a cheap egr so just replaced mine in the end

[Jimbob]

Vauxhall do sell the proper blanking plate for this now, Paul W found it, cant remember the price though  :-/

[tmx]

must be all of 99p odd? does blanking it off upsetr it much? i only blanked mine as a temp fix

[Pete Elite]

must be all of 99p odd? does blanking it off upsetr it much? i only blanked mine as a temp fix

  Apparently not at all .

[dbug]

Looks ok.

There is dust on the torx bolts that  hold the egr on,
on the cam covers and leads
on the fuel pipes
and the metal coolant pipe below.

So quite a bit of coverage

Looks to be from the egr itself.

Mine looks a bit like that too

is yours blanked as well?

Don't think so JImbob, but can't be certain.

[Jimbob]

Looks ok.

There is dust on the torx bolts that  hold the egr on,
on the cam covers and leads
on the fuel pipes
and the metal coolant pipe below.

So quite a bit of coverage

Looks to be from the egr itself.

Mine looks a bit like that too

is yours blanked as well?

Don't think so JImbob, but can't be certain.

Ahh then blank it off  

2 torx bolts, cut the shape of the gasket out a can, then put the can on, gasket on, and egr on the top.