"New" engine conked. Mostly EGR codes.

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"New" engine conked. Mostly EGR codes.

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Greetings Pug fans. My joy of after a DIY engine swap lasted all of four miles. All of a sudden a knocking noise. Stopped. Open bonnet, it was more a deep booming than the mechanical rattle that killed the last engine. Got it recovered home. Planet laptop stuck in bootloop so had to use my generic scanner. Codes were:
0401 EGR airflow below expected value (intermittent)
0243 Turbo pressure too low (intermittent)
0403 EGR electrovalve short circuit to earth (intermittent)
1519 FRIC (cooling function integral with the ECU) consistency between the fan speed and the setting (permanent).

No fuses blown.
Nothing electrically untoward as far as solenoid plugs loose

It ran very rough but was driveable to be parked. After it was unloaded off the recovery truck it tries to start (same noises) but now just dies.

I am on the verge of scrapping the old girl but before I do, might as well put this out here. If it's as simple as an EGR solenoid swap or other such cheapo fix, she'll earn a stay of execution.
406 Exec 2.0 HDi 110
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