Thread: Puma EGR valve

i also disconnected my egr recently, although i have only done 12 000km, and the difference is pretty surprising. far more drivable.
sorry can't answer any of your questions

I too am interested in hearing opinions as mine is once again in need of replacement. This will be the fourth one.(2008 with 175k on the clock) I was starting to look into a Bruce Davis remap and blank the EGR, though I am a little shy given the TD5 they remapped bent the exhaust manifold and pulled studs out of the aluminium head more than once and I don't drive the cars that hard.

Id remove it and have done on many different types of modern diesels they all respond better . It doesnt cause any damage long term its only there because emmission laws say it has to be there only down side is the check engine light but can be sorted with a flash. Basically your removing a tail pipe from your intake so thats a good thing since everyone tries to get clean cold air into there engines in the first place..

With the td5 bending manifold I think thats more a design fault not really a tune issue just a tune speeds it up, because everything is working a little harder.

I have had mine closed for about 60,000k's now and hasn't caused any problems.

It is closed electronically via a BAS remap.

All right you technophiles you've got me going. I'm an old school mech. I know the front of a carby. from the back but my 08 puma leaves me in the dark. When you say you disconnected the EGR does that mean you disconnected only the wire? I just had a look at mine & I guess the EGR valve is the gadget under the back of the inlet man. it has a wiring plug with what looks like about 8 or10 wires in it. I've gotta get one of the much mentioned Nanocoms & learn a bit more. Hope somebody can enlighten me, Thanks

Yes. I just disconnected the wires.

I forgot to mention I already have an Autologic remap so am a bit reluctant to go to the expense of another BAS or Alive remap.

Originally Posted by deesse

------ When you say you disconnected the EGR does that mean you disconnected only the wire? I just had a look at mine & I guess the EGR valve is the gadget under the back of the inlet man. it has a wiring plug with what looks like about 8 or 10 wires in it. ----- Hope somebody can enlighten me, Thanks

I am not that familiar with later Land Rovers and their engines, but it might help if I told you that EGR = exhaust gas recirculation.

It would surprise me if there were that many wires in that loom that are only for the EGR functions, but like I said, my turn to play with those engines is yet to come.
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