why an egr blanking plate

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binnzy
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why an egr blanking plate

Post by binnzy »

HI I may appear a bit dim here, if you disconnect the vacuum pipe the egr valve wont open so why would I need a blanking plate
If it doesn't fit you need a bigger hammer
dirtydirtydiesel
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Re: why an egr blanking plate

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Because it can be stuck open with crud :roll: , a blanking plate is easyer to fit than removing the EGR to clean it :shock:
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