EGR bollocks

[red5]

Indeed - all engines/manufacturers suffer from the same constraints, cars, bikes et al. Ridiculous ways of measuring emissions based on criteria that would never appear in real life. Most chips/remapping etc start by filling the dips and troughs created by having to meet emissions  or noise constraints. Rol-on 3rd gear / 50-70mph noise tests etc. Pathetic

[forddeliveryboy]

It is daft, they've just got carried away, but things are better for cleaner exhausts. Imagine Austin 1100s all sat on the M25 on a cold morning, choke left out. Ironically, they've effectively made the pollution invisible, to allow more of it. Which is just what the EV does - running on coal and nuclear via a massive, lossy distribution grid and batteries is worse than an efficient petrol engine.

[CortinaDave]

EGR= shite. I took mine off the ZT CDTI on sunday. Filled with a solid inch of black sludge.

 

Replaced with a blanking pipe and ive gained 4mpg and a noticeable power increase

 

No EML either. Win!

[the judge]

Cleaner emmisions plus the ability to run on shite quality fuel,so the engine is always comprimised and never performing properly. Stop/start is prime example of emmision swindling. no emmisions at lights so really clean. Far too over complex. My daily is a 520d and im worried when its only doing short journeys. Ridiculous that I'm worried to use a modern as an actual form of transport!!! Bollocks!!

[Fraz]

Hate EGR valves with a passion... Owned a cheap Saab 9-3 1.9 diesel and was forever stripping and cleaning the EGR to keep it running.

 

Funnily enough my dad ran the same car at the same time and I had to clean two at a time...

 

Grrrrrrrr

[Bren]

When I had my car done it showed three fault codes - 2 were EGR and the third was glow plug related.

 

After having it blanked and deleted it does'nt seem to smoke on start up any more - I was going to fit new plugs.