Taking the sensor off the egr stops it?

Great! You should notice the little difference in engine performance. Beware after a while the engine warning light will come on saying there is a problem with the air mass. Its because the egr is blanked off dont worry

Thank you. Progress is slow at the minute with me taking on extra shifts at work over xmas. Normal progress will be resumed shortly. Glad you are enjoying the videos 👌

Hi John thats great. We are all learning from each other. Yes i would fit the blanking plates as its certain gas cannot enter the inlet system. It also stops the cooler getting clogged with sut. Over time the build up of sut may force the egr open so will start to recirculate exhaust gasses again. The link for the kit is in the description. Its not expensive just abit awkward to fit. However in your case i would deffinately check inside the cooler to see what the condition is like, if its clogged remove, clean it and put it back on and fit the blanking kit before tightening it back up.

Thank you.

Thats the one 👍

I've seen enough of these vids now to realise that it's a cleanout job every 50,000kms. I've also seen that early EGR systems were just horrible 'quick fixes' and should be blocked off or rather bypassed. But later ones are in fact well designed and should just be cleaned. Early being, circa 2000-2006

Thank you. Deffo worth it! Glad its helped you out 👍

@@lifes.projects Where did you get the cooler blanking plate from?

@@radiator0 I go the kit from ebay. The link is in the video description 👍

@@lifes.projects cheers just ordered one. Bit of a novice as you can probs tell, on the cooler did you remove the nuts then the studs? is there a special tool for removing studs? thanks in advance..

@@radiator0 Yes i removed the nuts first. The tool you need is external torx bits or you can use 12 point sockets as long as you have one small enough. Its not a difficult job just a little awkward given its location in the engine bay.

Yeah its at the back. A little fiddly but not a bad job to do really. All you need to think is once youve done it then it will always run cleaner and never need doing again 👍

@@lifes.projects cheers for that. Do you know much about the plates with holes in? I live a long way from anyone who can remap landies... I read that if you get the hole the right size it's not necessary, plus the previous owner did a remap already which would be wasted.

@@markevans5596 The ones with holes in are a waste of time. They dont completely blank the EGR but also on a motorway run your engine management light will still come on due to it been restricted flow from the EGR. So they are pretty pointless. If you blank it completely like mine your management light will only come on when you are on the motorway and say EGR restricted flow. If you have a little code reader you could easily clear it off until you manage to sort a remap. Hope this helps

@@lifes.projects hi again sorry I didn't see your reply. Ok thanks, I'll take your advice!

Great stuff! We have to be carful with emissions systems in the UK. Heavy fines if found to be tampered with so you have to get creative 😜

From what I've seen, on early cars, getting rid of most of these pollution quick fixes and remapping is a better way to go for both the car AND the environment. If you removed the entire system, then I would say that would work. Don't know anything about the DPF yet,

@@doraexplora9046 Yes I agree as the engine runs much cleaner and overtime it much more efficient as it is not clogging up the intake system

@@lifes.projects What about including an AddBlue system?

Thank you. The EGR does a cleaning cycle when you turn the engine off (its like a scratching sound) as they get older the sound gets slower as its more worn. Thats completely normal. Keep an eye on it and see if you can find the source 👍

Yes. Done it on a few times now and they have been absolutely fine 👌

Yeah they can be a real pain to do! Alot of time involved cleaning them out too! The MOT manual is a big contradictory mess. Everything is a visual inpection so if a tester suspects the EGR has been blanked they can only pass and advise as they cant prove it. The only thing they can fail it on is excessive smoke. I was a MOT tester in my old job and you wouldnt believe some of the things you cannot fail a vehicle for but only put down as an advisary marked dangerous. Hope your enjoying the channel Eric. Al give yours a look as ive grown up with old land rovers 👍

Most companies just blank one side. Its just best practice to do both.

@@lifes.projects cheers bud ill see what its like tomorrow fingers crossed they come off gave myself 2 days never done one and 40 cigs

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@@lifes.projects right pal blanked egr cooler pipe the valve side other side a no go to corroded on nuts now the waterpipe that goes from the cooler pipe to the vale housing and back out and round can i do away with the pipe that goes in the valve housing and back out just connecting the pipe from the heat strait back round

MOT is a visual inspection only so blanking it cannot be failed as you cant see or prove the egr has been tampered with 😜

I wouldnt say its really necessary to clean it out completely. If you remove the studs and the mounting bolt at the back you will be able to push it back and have a look inside. If its not bad just blank it off but if its clogged i would give it a quick clean. But thats just me been OCD haha. Ooo sounds good! Thanks John!

The engine has 79000 miles on it. If you dont drive the engine hard or tow it will be more clogged up then this one. Its better to blank off at the manifold so the cooler dosent get clogged up full of sut. It also helps with exhaust flow and cooler life as there is less pressure inside the cooler. I blanked off after because there is no way exhaust gas can get in to the manifold but also when on boost there is no way intake air can get into the cooler. You can do it with the engine fitter its just a little awkward. Its was easier to show/film doing it whike the engine was on the stand too. Hope this helps

The only problem be doing that is if it removed. You would have to take all the cooler off to clean it out but other that that no consequences its just good practice to block both.

Have a look in the description. The ebay link is on there.

Yes thats how you bypass the egr cooler to eliminate it if you are having coolant overpressuring issues

@@lifes.projects thanks, done it today, still bubbles 😭

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Yes leave that as it is.

Hi Carl if you've blanked the EGR like I have then its eliminated the cooler anyway so it wont hurt by bypassing it 👍

61 plate 2.4 shouldnt have a DPF. You will usually get the management light come on when on the motorway as it may detect egr flow but its nothing to worry about and can easily be cleared.

@@lifes.projects thanks bud realy helpful glad somone knows what they doing see that by watching vids will defo recomend highly

@@johnyoung9620 No problem. Thank you. Let me know how you get on 👍

Sounds like your engine is going i to limp mode (restricted performance) split boost pipes will cause black smoke from the exhaust and you will be able to hear a whooshing noise. Also check the intercooler as they crack on the corners. Ideally you could do with having the ecu scanned to see if there is any fault codes.

@@lifes.projects Thanks Tom, now that you’ve mentioned checking the corners of the intercooler, I did notice some oily muck around the near side of that. There is a loud whooshing noise before the engine goes into limp mode. I’ll take a look at the intercooler in the daylight, can’t see any codes but ive got to rely on 3rd parties to look for them and no engine light. I’ll let you know what I find, thanks again. 👍

@@alan2804 If you have the loud whooshing noise then there is deffo a boost leak so thats whats causeing the limp mode. Oil is a tel tale sign of a leak. Let me know your findings

Hi John All the links to the parts are in the description 👍

In effect no. The MOT is Visual inspection only and you cannot tell just by looking if the EGR is Blanked off, Also the emmissions test on a Diesel engine is just a smoke test so as long as its not making huge black clouds when revved its a stright pass. The only thing a tester can fail an EGR is if it has been completely removed.

Sorry i didnt know you had messaged about this. It cannot fail an MOT test. The MOT is a visual check. There is no way a tester can see or prove the egr is blanked off. If the tester suspects its blanked off they can only put it down as an advisory. It wont show up on the emissions either because it only measures the smoke output.

Yeah i would personally then you know nothing can get in the intake system

As long as there is no DPF you shouldn't have any issues. Done it on a few now and not had any issues 👍

@@lifes.projects its a mk7 transit how will i know if i have one as im going to blank the egr valve myself

A faulty egr can cause a rough idle as it send mixed signals to the ecu. But the pressure is more than likely a leaking injector seal. Check out my other video on misdiagnosed engines. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/brWplpSdz9PMqYU.html

@@lifes.projects Yes seen that video Tom, I have bought all the bits to replace the seals, I’ve bought new glow plugs rocker cover gasket, Just building up the courage to attempt it. My last effort to remove a injector on my Vivaro van ended up with me waving goodbye to it on the back of a truck. Mind you even the injector Removel guy couldn’t get it out. Hopefully this won’t be that bad. Cheers Tom

@@Bigballs72 oh dont worry the vivaros are another league 🤣. I have a transit that runs rough at the moment due the egr valve. The cogs have worn out inside it. The only thing you will have to do after all the work you are doing is re learn the fuel pump. You will need diagnostics to do it. If you havent you can still do the work and then drive to a local garage and they should have the solfware to do it.

No wont be a problem. Some kits come with the manifold plate and some dont. I like to blank off the manifold as well so you dont get a huge build up of soot through the cooler. Some people say it also spools the turbo up faster but i doubt it makes a difference in all honesty.

Thanks for the quick response. It works great, I’m also running a BAS stage 2. True gem of a set up

@@majers_abroad how do you rate it? I want to get mine mapped but unsure who to use

Oh right. In the UK the 2.4 has a cat and the 2.2 has a DPF so if it has come out of the factory like that then you can blank the egr same as me because you dont have a DPF. You would still need to get the ecu remapped to tell it the egr has been blanked if you dont want the engine management light coming on. If you dont mind the light coming on you can run it as it is and it will not cause any harm to the engine. Hope this helps

@@lifes.projects The answer definitely helped me. I've just unplugged mine on a 2.4 and put up with the warning light.

Have a look in the description mate. Theres a link there (not letting me paste it in the comment)

@@lifes.projects cheers

Yes its a slightly different kit for a 2.2. Also if your 2.2 has a DPF on the exhaust it complicates things slightly. Some countrys dont have DPFs fitted to the exhaust but In England the 2.2s have a DPF filter on the exhaust that by law can't be removed..... 😜😜😜...... but due to this you would have the Get the ECU Remapped otherwise you will get the engine warning fault on the dash. If its not law in your country the best thing you can do is Blank the EGR Valve , remove the DPF, get it remapped and your engine will run smoother, more efficiently and cleaner. I hope this makes sense as its a little hard to explain on a 2.2 🤣

@@lifes.projects Many Thanks for your quick replay! Aslo in Switzerland it is better to leave the DPF mounted! What do you mean by " it complicates things slightly"? I have tried to find a kit but the only one that I can find that blocks the egr ant the cooler is the one you linked. Thanks again!

@@TheDuke279 The reason its more complicated is because the 2.2 is designed to be better on emissions than the 2.4. Therefore the EGR valve will be working more often with the DPF to lower the emissions so if you blank the EGR off the ECU will register this as a fault and put the warning on the dash as it thinks there is a fault, not only this but it will not allow the DPF to carry out regenerations etc. This is why you will have to get it remapped to tell the ECU there is no fault.

best thing i ever did getting my dpf deleted and egr blanked on my 63 plate tipper, all the egr and dpf do is suffocate the engine

@@lifes.projects many thanks for your relpay! When I patch the EGr I will remap also the ecu!😃I was planning to do it with BAS remap!

Injectors mainly. They damage the pistons and cause all sorts of problems

@@lifes.projects Oil dilution by diesel?

@@vs6300 can be both yes. The main is overfueling and either melting or cracking pistons. Poor oil due to the egr causes problems too. Injector seals leaking and causing poor oil dilution. Have a look in my other video and you will see the state of the oil caused by a faulty injector seal

@@lifes.projects Though they were serviced religiously every 5k kms on 5W40 fully synth. Oil levels always used to be ok. The cars were landrover defenders 2.4 yom 2014 or so, all in the junk yard now. The one assigned to my workstation lasted longest - 200k kms, died last year.

Hi Jarich. The TDCI engines do suffer with injector problems that cause damage. If you are fitting a new engine and injectors i would also replace the VCV (fuel metering valve) fuel pressure sensor and fuel pressure relief valve as these are prone to failing and can lead to incorrect dosing of the injectors. As for blanking the EGR it causes no damage to your engine, it actually makes it more efficient and cleaner in the long run as its not recycling the carbon caused from burning fuel. In our country the egr valve has to be there to pass a MOT test and you cannot tell it has been blanked. The emissions it just a smoke test so will pass no problem even wih the egr blanked off. I dont have nonocom myself so i am not sure about that. If i was to replace my engine I would blank the egr for sure as it just chokes up the inlet and causes problems. Hope this helps 👍

@@lifes.projects thank you Tom for your advice! I will do that and you’re right…I sure now that I will blanked the egr! Friendly regards😉

@@lifes.projects Hi Tom, can I ask you one more question? As I blocked the egr, I was wondering if it can cause any damage to my turbo? So, now with my blocked egr , the exhaust gasses will go straight to the catalytic converter, but I’m scared that because of these extra gasses, my turbo will suffer from to much pressure. I can empty the calatytic by cut it open but like to ask you first😅! Thanks a lot for helping me out☺️

@@jarichneckebroek150 Hi Jarich. No dont worry it will not damage anything if anything it helps as the turbo spins up faster due to it having a little more pressure perfectly healthy for it.

@@lifes.projects Thanks a Lot Tom for your feedback! You’ve help me a lot! Friendly regards!😉

Yeah de-greaser and brake/carb cleaner

Life's Projects I’ve bought the plate to put on the egr and it’s the same as the one you fitted but I don’t have the bigger one that goes on the other end, but does it even matter? Or is the egr one enough? Thanks

I’ve got a mk7 2.4 rwd Transit btw

Alot of companies just use the little one that you have but personally its better blanked the the manifold as you will get carbon built up in your egr cooler

Life's Projects I won’t be using the egr anyway so why would that matter? It confuses me, is it possible to do the both of them while the engine is still fitted in van?

Hi Damian Sorry I will Have a look at my messages on Instagram. You can buy a little pipe to join the too EGR pipes together . Dont clamp them off as coolant wont be able to circulate.

This one doesn't have a DPF so it doesn't regen. However on this engine its still better to blank the EGR to stop it reusing exhaust gasses

@@lifes.projects ahh ok, so didnt use a dpf till the 2.2l or they never bothered at all with a dpf and adblue.

Sorry for the delay Nigel. It didnt tell me anyone commented! No idea why! Well modern petrol engines also have an EGR Valve but because petrol enginess dont produce as much soot as diesels they arnt as commont for clogging up. (They do still go wrong tho 😂) Yes you are correct, the entire reason behind egrs, dpfs etc is only for emissions and being kind to the envoronment. But it hits the consumer (Us been the consumer) by shortening engine life and also causing expensive repairs that can be avoided. With yours been the 2.2 there is a few extra things you need to do. The egr needs blanking but as well as telling the ecu that the egr valve is no longer recirculating exhaust gasses you will also need to to calibrate the ecu so that it will no longer require the egr valve to help with dpf regenerations. Most defender tuning specialists can sort this for you but just making you aware that its abit more complicated with the 2.2 due to it having a dpf

On the older ones yes. Not sure about the brand new ones.

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