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taxitone
 Post subject: EGR VALVE
PostPosted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:18 pm 
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by blocking the valve on tx2 does this improve running or just stop smoking...alsohow much roughly to have this job done
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Sussex
 Post subject: Re: EGR VALVE
PostPosted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 7:17 am 
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taxitone wrote:
by blocking the valve on tx2 does this improve running or just stop smoking...alsohow much roughly to have this job done

Why not just take it off and give it a bloody good clean? :?

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ok thanks mate
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cabby john
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What is an EGR valve and where is it?

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cabby john wrote:
What is an EGR valve and where is it?



Exhaust Gas Recirculation.

It's the bit that the gases from the engine go round in an attempt to cool them down before going out the exhaust.

Mr T will know where it is on a TX.
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cabby john wrote:
What is an EGR valve and where is it?



Exhaust Gas Recirculation.

It's the bit that the gases from the engine go round in an attempt to cool them down before going out the exhaust.

Mr T will know where it is on a TX.


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