EGR faults! - Antipollution message

Post by **DaiRees** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:41 pm

.....any advances?

Since I've just told Neil the price on the 'phone he'll have to be excluded form any further participation in this game

Post by **Welly** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:18 pm

Well Dai, in the name of Bruce Forsythe..........

Higher or Lower ?

Post by **DaiRees** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:30 pm

Come on Welly, it's a Peugeot main stealer we're talking about

Higher

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:09 pm

its only worth about half an hours labour, but the wankers will charge you an hour at least i bet, and most likely still change the wrong part, you need to take into account that the dealer will not read the P codes you have got, they will only download the pug specific fault codes which can throw them the complete wrong way

Post by **DaiRees** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:29 pm

In all fairness the bloke I spoke to this afternoon seemed very good. He said that they were able to make the valve itself operate normally under test, and that it's the flow sensor part of the EGR that's given up. But as you said James, it's a fully integrated unit, so that's £140 + diagnostic + half an hour for fitting + the dreaded VAT = £270 summat

There you go, what's an EGR flow sensor on it's own usually cost? £25? I'm going to have to spend a bit of time polishing this car now so that I can learn to like it again....

Hope the buggers wash it for that price!!!

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:41 pm

they are supposed to wash it every time you take it too them if you spend money, i would demand that they wash it if it isnt, you could just buy the part and fit it yourself Dai, its not that hard, you cant normally buy an egr flow sensor, as with fully electrical egr valves its all internal, with older systems its measured by the air flow meter which would have been a hell of a lot more expensive

neildavies · Post by **neildavies** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:45 pm

Are they really supposed to wash the car if you spend money??

I'm starting a new thread, not to hijack this one.

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:48 pm

yeah, as far as im aware all dealers are supposed to wash the car, except the express fit ones or if they dont have time, i.e. customer wants the car straight away

Post by **DaiRees** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:57 pm

jameslxdt wrote:you could just buy the part and fit it yourself Dai, its not that hard

I did think about it, but now I already owe them the Diagnostic charge and I'd have to pay the cost of the EGR, so really we're only looking at half an hour labour, may as well let them do it and have it guarenteed.

I certainly had at least one car back from Griffin Mill without it being washed once, Can't remember whether is was mine in for a recall (no spend) or the wife's when she had to pay tp have a 6 month check up (£25 for a rubber stamp in the book - they made her pay 'cos her car's an import

), may have been both! I know when we had to shell out £375 for the BSi on the wife's car a few months ago it came back gleaming

!

Post by **Welly** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:04 am

Well for that money Dai, I hope you got a good look down the receptionist's top

Post by **DaiRees** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:18 am

Welton wrote:Well for that money Dai, I hope you got a good look down the receptionist's top

A the risk of causing offence (but when as that ever stopped us????

)......

...... 2 blokes and a fat bird!!!!

Post by **Welly** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:56 am

Well, you should count yourself lucky Dai.........

Check out the Service Receptionist at my local Peugeot Dealer......

And here's my Service Manager......

Post by **DaiRees** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:02 pm

Welton, what are you like?

Right she's back.... £272.65!

But I did enjoy the drive home

The report says "On diag fault listed with EGR valve position fault. Actuate valve position sensor internal to valve not measuring valve position. New EGR required. Secure and fit new EGR valve. Clear all fault codes, road check, recheck diag, OK."

Still never mind eh? that's the first thing that's gone wrong with it in 5 years, not a bad record

I likes my car

Post by **Welly** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:34 pm

Sounds like it's all sorted Dai.

Funny isn't it. We feel good about ourselves, and the car, after paying a big bill for a repair which worked well.

It's probably the only time we get to spend cash on our cars without too much grief off 'her indoors'.

That's about the only car maintenance my missus understands.......the kind where your car breaks, it goes to a garage, you pays your money, and you gets the car back working again

BUT if you want to buy some 16'' wheels, or a chrome trim, well, you know.

I wish women would just let you spend the family budget on car stuff instead of just pointing out the things we don't want to hear like neglecting the family, wasting money, and having more important things to spend it on.

Oh well.

[single blokes be affraid, be very affraid]

neildavies · Post by **neildavies** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:27 pm

Sod all that Dai, more to the point, was it clean???