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[MickAP]

Been getting down and dirty with the TD estate today.

Whilst I was in the mood after sorting out my rear brakes (the pads were seized in the calipers) I though I'd give it a bit of TLC under the bonnet.

Removed the air charge pipe and gave it a good clean with engine degreaser. Also noticed when inspecting the leak off pipes (they were dry, so no leaks there) that the inlet manifold around the flanges appeared to have a small amount of oil around them. So I just nipped them up, maybe they were leaking slightly.

Question is  it worthwhile removing the part circled in the picture below, and second larger picture, to give it a clean inside? Do I need a gasket when refitting?
Anyway cleaned up the whole front area as that little oil blow hole drips oil over the alternator and general area. Going make a patch also to go over the top rad hose, because oil drips on that from said hole and it's going soft.






Anyway just oil and filter change next, also air and pollen filter (that really looks the pits) to change and we should be all done.
That is apart from some new clips/pins putting on the rear calipers to hold the pads in

Mick

[Elite Pete]

I've done away with my EGR valve and the pipe to it and i'm also getting rid of the plastice bit with Turbo Diesel written on it as it tends to leak from the seams

[Psychoca]

I haven't removed the EGR assembly ( I think), but, I have removed a blanked the egr pipe, which does give slight performance improvement...  The only reason was purely due to the pipe fracturing...

[charlie]

well that a nice clean engine there :yif the egr valve looks dirty i would take it off and clean it,its reconmend on here to use paint stripper(sounds abit harsh )

[Elite Pete]

If you think the EGR valve is dirty just wait till you see the inlet manifold

[MickAP]

well that a nice clean engine there :yif the egr valve looks dirty i would take it off and clean it,its reconmend on here to use paint stripper(sounds abit harsh )

Yes I like to keep it clean, another pic after a clean up.



As for paint stripper
What about just a spray degreaser? 

Mick

[Elite Pete]

I used Nitromors on my inlet manifold and it works a treat

[charlie]

Yours look pretty clean inside so use what you feel comfortable with

[Seth]

It won't do any harm to give the EGR valve a clean out Mick.

If the hose that connects the charge-air pipe to it is in sound condition, that oil drip is probably coming from the breather hole at the base of the valve.
Some EGR valves have two small-bore pipe outlets, and some have only one - which is connected to the boost valve.
I'm lucky as mine is the two-pipe version, so there's now small-bore tubing from it leading down to the road, and no more oil blowing over the top hose.

I use Gunk to clean-out the EGR and charge-air pipe.

[MickAP]

It won't do any harm to give the EGR valve a clean out Mick.

If the hose that connects the charge-air pipe to it is in sound condition, that oil drip is probably coming from the breather hole at the base of the valve.
Some EGR valves have two small-bore pipe outlets, and some have only one - which is connected to the boost valve.
I'm lucky as mine is the two-pipe version, so there's now small-bore tubing from it leading down to the road, and no more oil blowing over the top hose.

I use Gunk to clean-out the EGR and charge-air pipe.

Mines got a pipe coming from it, guess to the boost valve. Also a breather hole. So did you stick the pipe in there to drain away the oil?
The hose to charge air pipe is ok, leak free

Mick

[Seth]

It won't do any harm to give the EGR valve a clean out Mick.

If the hose that connects the charge-air pipe to it is in sound condition, that oil drip is probably coming from the breather hole at the base of the valve.
Some EGR valves have two small-bore pipe outlets, and some have only one - which is connected to the boost valve.
I'm lucky as mine is the two-pipe version, so there's now small-bore tubing from it leading down to the road, and no more oil blowing over the top hose.

I use Gunk to clean-out the EGR and charge-air pipe.

Mines got a pipe coming from it, guess to the boost valve. Also a breather hole. So did you stick the pipe in there to drain away the oil?
The hose to charge air pipe is ok, leak free

Mick

No, there was already a metal pipe fitted there.
I just sleeved some small-bore rubber tubing onto it, and clipped this tubing downwards well below the engine. That way, any oil drips onto the road, and not over my clean engine bay!
 

Ideally, you need to source a two-pipe EGR valve, to replace your present 'one pipe - one breather hole' jobbie.
 

[MickAP]

Or take it off and try and stick a pipe in there

Mick

[Turk]

If you think the EGR valve is dirty just wait till you see the inlet manifold

Start with a large spade