Thread: EGR blanking plate?

Originally Posted by gofish

Could someone explain this process to me. Is it true that such a simple & cheap part will help with a cleaner & more fuel efficient engine? Has anyone done this & if so what were the differences? Please excuse my spanner-impared ignorance

Yeah heaps are doing it, it basicly stops the re-using of hot gasses back into the engine, so really just one less thing the engine has to do.

Not a big improvement but a noticable improvement in take off.

I'm going to do mine, but not until i get the silicon intercooler hoses from Tombraider.

Baz.

Here is the picture of the budget solution:

1mm steel plate, drilled the bolt holes through and that's it. Yep, it did make a difference to performance a little bit. Like you have just changed air filter. More fresh air entering the engine. Manual says, EGR reduces the emissions of nitrogen compounds in the exhaust gases by lowering the peak combustion temperatures.

From what I understand of them they redirect a small amount of exhaust back into the engine which negates some effect of the intercooler doesn't it? The reason is to reduce NOx emissions. CAT found that their EGR equipped engines were getting excessive carbon build up on the pistons from the recirculated soot going back into the engine so designed their diesels to meet the emission laws without an EGR. This is why the EGR diesels need the new oils designed for them to cope with the extra sooting.

Hi Gofish, Try this link (If it works), it may provide a lot of answers to your question.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php't=41843&highlight=bradm

BradM