13-06-2022, 08:41 AM
Just thought I would share in case anyone else has the same issues.
I have a 2010 1.6hdi Berlingo, it's a late model first edition.
Since owning it has two issues, which were annoying but I had learned to live with;
It made no difference whatsoever !
Last weekend I decided to try blanking the EGR just to see if it made any difference, the blanking plate was only a fiver off ebay and it's a simple job to do.
I can't believe the difference it's made, all issues now gone and the van drives perfect - runs brilliant all the time.
I didn't now that I had an EGR problem - no warning lights on dash, and when I removed it to clean it there was no major carbon build up.
But obviously something was not right with it, and now it's blanked off my problems have blissfully evaporated.
Don't know if blanking the EGR will give me problems with emissions at MOT time, if it does I guess I will just pull out the blanking plate to get through the test them put it back in, doesn't take long!
So there you go, an EGR blanking success story - worth trying if you have any issues similar to mine.
Pete
I have a 2010 1.6hdi Berlingo, it's a late model first edition.
Since owning it has two issues, which were annoying but I had learned to live with;
- When starting from cold the engine idle was poor - it would fluctuate between 800 and 900 rpm, and blow a bit of blue smoke. When things had warmed up it would stabilise and idle quite well, but it was poor when cold.
- When driving along at a constant speed I could feel the engine surging - just a slight increase then decrease in power in a continual cycle. It was slight but noticeable, and annoying!
It made no difference whatsoever !
Last weekend I decided to try blanking the EGR just to see if it made any difference, the blanking plate was only a fiver off ebay and it's a simple job to do.
I can't believe the difference it's made, all issues now gone and the van drives perfect - runs brilliant all the time.
I didn't now that I had an EGR problem - no warning lights on dash, and when I removed it to clean it there was no major carbon build up.
But obviously something was not right with it, and now it's blanked off my problems have blissfully evaporated.
Don't know if blanking the EGR will give me problems with emissions at MOT time, if it does I guess I will just pull out the blanking plate to get through the test them put it back in, doesn't take long!
So there you go, an EGR blanking success story - worth trying if you have any issues similar to mine.
Pete