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    Hey, first thread guys go easy.

    Right about a week back whilst driving my car started juddering whilst driving and on idle the engine was shaking really bad. I presumed it was because on the way to fill up id gotten really low on fuel and got air in the lines or something, went for a long motor way trip from Newcastle to Leeds and back and all seemed fine. A Few days ago it came back with a vengeance and the engine management light came on. I had a look my self, decided to clean out throttle body, did all the usual checks and nothing. Decided to look at the EGR valve yesterday and was shocked at the state of it, it was jammed open with some weird debris that at first looked like small stones, on inspection it was actually very similar to stones but they crumbled in my hand. Where the EGR valve sits on the engine the pipe going back into the engine was actually full up with this stuff, ive got a picture to follow. I dont know what it was but im sure it shouldn't be there, and that going back into the engine cant have done it any good at all. Today the car ran the same and i actually had great difficulty getting it started too.

    So the cars juddering when your driving, theres a big loss in power and throttle response and the engine shakes on idle.

    Anyone got any ideas as to what it could be, or what it could have done?
    Maybe its complelty unrelated to the EGR valve but the problem still persists.
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    Heres the stuff.


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    That came out the egr? Main causes for egr failure is a build up soot

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    Yes it did. Well most of it came just before the EGR some of it was blocking just before the EGR. It looks like its got some kind of structure, i dont know what the hell it is.

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    Maybe something has went in the engine and has been smashed by the piston(s).... and is being returned via the egr valve. Is there anything coming out of the exhaust pipe?

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    it looks like something might have got past your air filter.

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    The exhaust has tiny tiny fragments of something coming out yeah. I dont know how it could have got past the air filter :/

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    it might even be a part of the engine, peice of head gasket?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mattyreid9 View Post
    The exhaust has tiny tiny fragments of something coming out yeah. I dont know how it could have got past the air filter :/
    Have you checked the air filter? it may have collapsed if it hasn't been changed due to pressure building up.

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    Yeah the air filters fine. If its a bit of head gasket how would i find out?

    Also if it was another component how would i find out.
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