EGR valve fault

[Glennpea123]

Hello all
My engine light has come on again on my T6 .
It has again shown up as this fault - EGR- on diagnostic tool. Looks like I’ll have to purchase one or is there another fix that anyone knows of? If not are they easy Enough to fit
cheers
Glenn

 

[Kevin Fleming]

Same Glenn - looking to whip it off myself and give it a clean - it’ll be interesting to see if anyone has tackled it yet

 

[Glennpea123]

Now going to clean mine-will let you know

 

[Kevin Fleming]

Now going to clean mine-will let you know

Good Man - see if you can get any photos videos etc - would be a great help - also what you used to clean it

 

[Catagonia]

Which year / engine?

 

[Kevin Fleming]

Which year / engine?

mines is giving issues - 2016 T6 1.9 140BHP

 

[Catagonia]

Is that going to be euro 5 then bud?

 

[Spaghetti]

1.9? That must be T5.1 surely?

 

[Mark8303]

1.9? That must be T5.1 surely?

Same Glenn - looking to whip it off myself and give it a clean - it’ll be interesting to see if anyone has tackled it yet

I worked alongside a guy in Feltham last winter and he ran a sideline cleaning EGR on trucks and commercial vehicles in London which did short low speed trips. He charged from about £250 and was making good money. He told me that the best preventative was to ensure you do at least one 40 minute drive on a motorway or dual carriageway each month.
Good luck with it, please do a write up when you do it.

 

[Kevin Fleming]

I worked alongside a guy in Feltham last winter and he ran a sideline cleaning EGR on trucks and commercial vehicles in London which did short low speed trips. He charged from about £250 and was making good money. He told me that the best preventative was to ensure you do at least one 40 minute drive on a motorway or dual carriageway each month.
Good luck with it, please do a write up when you do it.

Its easy enough taken off - but it’s the cleaning I’m wondering about due to it being a heat exchanger - don’t want to damage the structure between the coolant and exhaust gases

 

[Kevin Fleming]

Its easy enough taken off - but it’s the cleaning I’m wondering about due to it being a heat exchanger - don’t want to damage the structure between the coolant and exhaust gases

I worked alongside a guy in Feltham last winter and he ran a sideline cleaning EGR on trucks and commercial vehicles in London which did short low speed trips. He charged from about £250 and was making good money. He told me that the best preventative was to ensure you do at least one 40 minute drive on a motorway or dual carriageway each month.
Good luck with it, please do a write up when you do it.

Mark do you know what chemicals he was using by any chance? I know about the oven cleaner and that but would want something better that’s going to blast it clean

 

[Keeff]

My 140 euro 5 has the engine light on and shows the erg stuck part open . It’s going in the dealer on thursday as I have a 4 year warranty. Is done 55000 miles with lot of motorway driving so doesn’t look good for VW . Let’s hope it’s covered under the warranty.It looks like a easy part to get to on a Euro 5 .

 

[Kevin Fleming]

 

[Kevin Fleming]

How and cleaned let’s see how we go

 

[Keeff]

How many miles had that done . Got mine back yesterday from the dealers and all replaced under goodwill .Its just coming up to 4 years with 55000 miles .Lets hope it goes another 55000

 

[Kevin Fleming]

94000

 

[Kevin Fleming]

Get her back on the road

 

[Ads_Essex]

Get her back on the road

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What did you clean it with in the end?

 

[Moodz]

Wow! That was well clogged up Kevin. Does she run ok now?

 

[Kevin Fleming]

Spent £40 odd on TUNAP egr cleaner which turned out to have no pressure in the can - past it’s sell by date! - I used a coil cleaning solution that I use in my job - took me hours though