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help with egr valve
can anyone help with egr valve.Have a vectra 1.9 turbo diesel (120) 04 plate.Car was losing power and using fuel,fitted new egr valve.Now car is juddering in low revs in 2nd and 3rd gear but find it clears itself higher up the revs.Have left the plug out car is running fine but using alot of fuel.Its not an actual vauxhall egr valve have been told it may have to go into vauxhall for software update.Anyone suffered same problems or have any solutions please???
The EGR valve is supposed to be initiated onto the engine, using Vaux Com/Tech2, however some have got away with it. Sounds like the EGR valve is sticking open/jamming half way.
Are you sure about that - wasn't aware an EGR valve needed Tech 2 ing?Originally Posted by Gazza4
Re read my post.I said some have got away with it.
And no not tech 2'ing but it needs initiated on to the engine - apparenty.
What's your solution?
I read your post a couple of times before replying - my solution when I did mine recently was to bolt on a new EGR valve and away I went - how do you 'initiate' it to the engine. Perhaps I was just lucky and 'got away with it'Re read my post.
What's your solution?
Hi, Been a few posts recently with similar problem - I had it on my 1.9cdti (120) and resolved it by changing the EGR valve, cleaning the boost sensor and replacing the boost vacuum pipes - all are covered by previous posts
I said apparently? I know some who have done the same as you and car worked fine. I know others who weren't lucky.I read your post a couple of times before replying - my solution when I did mine recently was to bolt on a new EGR valve and away I went - how do you 'initiate' it to the engine. Perhaps I was just lucky and 'got away with it'
Perhaps you were were. how does this solve the OP's problem?
As for ininiatating it - I don't know but you're the expert with all the knowledge, so help the OP out without mit picking a post which offers why the fault has possibly occurred.
Sorry laura, ignore my posts, acutler will help you with the issue at hand.
It is down to if the EGR valve has been adapted - initiated to the engine or not. Some will fit the valve and not have a problem. I replaced mine - not an issue either. By means of whether it has to be set/initiated/paired or whatever I don't know, never used the software, don't how do it. Your EGR valve is jamming, sooted up already? I doubt it, I'll lay with the reason the ECU needs to tbe told the valve has been replaced. Did you get a brand new EGR valve or one from Ebay? Did you fit it yourself?
Quite happy to help the OP out as you can see above - I certainly would'nt want him/her to waste time and money having to go to a Vauxhall dealer to have his car Tech 2 when it wasn't necessary. As far as 'mit picking' is concerned - this was not my intention - I have never heard of anyone having to 'initiate' an EGR valve, whatever that involves - and like you I haven't a clue how to do it and certainly wouldn't suggest it to anyone else. I am not saying you are wrong - but I read as many posts as I could regarding EGR valves and replacing them and never came across this - perhaps I was unlucky and missed something - if that was the case I apologise and i will stand corrected (perhaps you could point me in the right direction as I am always willing to learn)I don't profess to be 'an expert with all the knowledge' but try and ensure that any help I do pass on is accurate and useful.I said apparently? I know some who have done the same as you and car worked fine. I know others who weren't lucky.
Perhaps you were were. how does this solve the OP's problem?
As for ininiatating it - I don't know but you're the expert with all the knowledge, so help the OP out without mit picking a post which offers why the fault has possibly occurred.
Last edited by alcutler; 17th July 2011 at 23:01.
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