Hi All,


Im in need of some advice, i have hopefully attached a photo of the fault code my fatty is chukcing up, 3.6TDV8 MY10.
From this i am assuming my EGR valves are shot and need replacing, ive had a quote back for this at £1250

I have also had a quote back for less than half of this to have the EGR valves blanked off and mapped out, at the same time i can get an engine re-map, something i wanted to do anyway.

So can i simply blank them off and this fault will go or because they are actually faulty now do i still need to replace them ?

Thanks in advance for any help ! much appreciated

Lewis

Last edited by lewis93 on 18th Jul 2018 2:17pm. Edited 1 time in total

before you do anything, check the rubber turbo pipes for splits, check the underside as well...... ... - .- -.




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Thanks,

Will have a good look when I'm home.

Meant to be driving South of France next month!!!!

According to the BAS site, their EGR delete map should work with a non-functioning EGR but it must be left connected. Might be worth confirming that with them or whichever tuning company you intend to use.

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...its design is to deactivate the use of the egr valves to 0% during normal engine operation and is used mainly for cars that have a sticking valves and need to restore engine power and remove limp mode caused by the faulty valve, valves must remain electrically connected.

I had mine mapped out when one went faulty, I also mistakenly thought they we’re removed but according to my GAP tool it is still in error (I guess it’s not reported) if I understand correctly it could still have an affect on the engine as the live values change......
I plan to strip and clean mine at some point to see if it makes any difference to the values as I’m concerned one could still ‘break’ and eat the turbos etc
I’m sure someone more technical than me will be able to explain better!

You shouldnt need to clean them when they have been mapped out. They will be closed and inactive.
Its usually the bearings that fail and break up so worry not. Fitting blanking plates will give peace of mind but not necessary. 2007 Vogue TDV8 in Zermatt Silver with Charcoal

Yeah that was my only concern as usually they are mapped out/blanked off when in working order, but mine are actually faulty. Any recommened dealers in kent for blanking off my egrs and a decent map? I may use AMD tunining but they dont sepcialise in Land Rover.

I checked the turbo pipes for splits coudnt see much, also dont have too much access under the vehcile on my drive.

Guess its a blank and map jobby then.

Also, might be worth mentioning, the fatty shows absolutely no signs of a fault, runs perfectly, no smoke at all, just the EML light is on, and restricted performance light is on however not actually experiencing Restrictive performance.

Hello, long shot since it’s been so long but did you get them blanked off and mapped and just leave the faulty one in place? I’m having the same issue just now with mines

Hi mate, lucky for you I am sitting down watching tv and the email notification came through. I can confirm leave existing/faulty EGRs in place and buy blanking plates. Can source these on eBay for less than £100. You will need to get the EGRs mapped out to remove the warnings on the dash. I also used that time to get a performance map which made helluva difference. Something worth considering….. good luck.

Absolute legend cheers! I’ll stick a smoke tester on it tomorrow and make sure the turbo pipes aren’t split and if they aren’t I’ll get some blanking plates ordered up