EGR should we all be more concerned

[Transporter]

If you have chipped ECU for more power and than reduce EGR you will increase EGT, which could harm you turbo.

[Buller_Scott]

If you have chipped ECU for more power and than reduce EGR you will increase EGT, which could harm you turbo.

cool, transporter. thanks for that!

hmmm. im gonna throw the towel in early and say im going to be leaving egr alone- sure all the guys on the club are doing it, etc etc, but i'll endure intake sludge if it means keeping egr's helpful little functions in place.

[gtimk5]

We have had real problems down here, mainly with the Mitsubishi Tritons clogging up very badly.
Wynns down here have got hold of some kits from Europe called Exhaust Gas Recirculation 3, part no. 10500, which is a can of high pressure cleaner and a hose with 3 nozzles that you put into the intake and run at 2000 RPM. It does the job nicely apparently. I am yet to do one myself but have bought 6 kits. It vis a job that should be done at every 15000 kms and the workshops down here are having great results with them.
As soon as I can do a Golf here I will andd report on it.
Andrew

[Greg Roles]

My only concern would be a diesel with the DPF, as the ash from the oil is basically what clogs them up. I can't see a german ceramic carbide platinum canister being inexpensive.

[Buller_Scott]

gtimk5 keep us posted!

im thinking of getting volkspower to clean out the intake manifold sometime.... but given that the turbo and manifold are one unit, i dont know what problems this will pose.

[Greg Roles]

My vote is none mate. You have no DPF, nothing to clog. Get the jizzum out!!

[gtimk5]

I will be keeoping you all posted as soon as I do one. The local dealer is doing them and say the 2L TDIs are a lot harder to do than the 1.9s.
Andrew

[GoLfMan]

gtimk5 keep us posted!

im thinking of getting volkspower to clean out the intake manifold sometime.... but given that the turbo and manifold are one unit, i dont know what problems this will pose.

our intake mani isnt tied to the turbo is it????

[Buller_Scott]

hey josh- im not too sure- i think i read somewhere that the vnt15's that came in polos, which are slightly different to the vnt15's in the mk4 golfs and bora 90/110hp engines, has integrated manifold.

[Greg Roles]

For the record, I just ordered a new inner filter replacement for my Provent, at a rather pricey $59 plus GST from Sydney Filter Services, but as the last one has covered a year, it's not that bad I guess.

Also the water/ metho I had been injecting passively into the inlet has done little to remove the sludge, so now I have a bottle of Fuel Doctor injector cleaner in there, with some more metho. See what happens....