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egr valve

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 9:56 am
by samuria
took this off.... and it was full of carbon build up.
what difference should it make to the running???
its a 93 jlx 16i.. :er:

Re: egr valve

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 12:21 pm
by zook123
Will make it choke! Clean it with some carb cleaner :)

Re: egr valve

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 12:32 pm
by samuria
thanks, will give a good clean :thumbup:

Re: egr valve

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 6:56 pm
by Darrell
Help keep some emissions down :thumbup:

Re: egr valve

Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 5:57 pm
by samuria
as said it passed the mot.. but the engine now idles very slow....
also i took it for a good run and when i got home look at the exhaust(which is new)
and the pipe is black on the inside :er:
how do i turn up the idle? and sort out the sooty pipe?
thanks :thumbup:

Re: egr valve

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2017 10:47 pm
by Rhinoman
EGR improves part throttle efficiency so your fuel economy and throttle response will suffer without it.
The idle is controlled by the ECU, you need to determine why its not fuelling correctly. Usual suspects are a bad O2 sensor or a cracked exhaust manifold, it could be a dozen other issues though, you need to download the FSM and start working through the diagnostic procedures. Did you blank off the passageways when you removed the EGR?

Re: egr valve

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2017 4:43 am
by dirk02
New O2 sensor may help, update us.

Re: egr valve

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2017 6:47 am
by samuria
has new o2 sensor.
i did not blank off the passageways when removing
the egr :er:

Re: egr valve

Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 10:55 am
by Anton
Rhinoman wrote:EGR improves part throttle efficiency so your fuel economy and throttle response will suffer without it.
I was under the impression that EGR lowered efficiency, and that it's real purpose was to introduce inert gasses into the combustion chamber, which lowers peak temperatures during detonation and therefore hampers the formation of NOx?

I know you know far FAR more about engine management than I ever will, is the EGR=lower efficiency but less NOx thing a wives tale then?

Re: egr valve

Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 3:25 pm
by CommVit
I have heard that removing it makes more power and gives better throttle response/ efficiency? But I may be wrong!