You're done shopping. Put on your Nitrile gloves and get your tools. Yank the EGR cooler. Yank the EGR valve. Yank and then clean out the intake manifold, reassemble with new gasket and unrounded allen bolts. Cut off and plug the vacuum line to N18. Attach the race pipe in place of the EGR valve. Attach the block off plate on the exhaust manifold.
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driveability. In fact, the fuel will burn more complete, and you may see a 1 to 2. MPG increase. It does not effect a diesel like it does a gas motor. There are a multitude of things that cause the failure, from soot build up, to a bad EGR, or wiring issue. Nine times out of ten, the EGR needs. replaced.
But here it is in condensed form: 1) many owners of 2003-and-earlier TDIs have modified the EGR cycle using VAGCOM software. 2) some owners have removed the EGR completely and replaced it with a RacePipe. 3) some owners have disconnected the vacuum line that activates the EGR valve.
Allbacore. 644 posts ยท Joined 2007. #7 ยท Feb 22, 2010. Yes, new engines (from 2005) have EGR valve controled electronicalyOld 1.9TDI was oparated manualy by amount of "air"If you delete EGR valve, your car wont go into emergency mode, but you will have lit "engine" on your dashboard, to switch it off you will need VAG-COM.
More specifically, a number of reports have emerged suggesting the 2.0 TDI diesel engines in 2012, 2013 and 2014 Passat models have turbine problems. TDI Club has compiled a number of complaints
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