EGR and Throttle body

[clivvy]

chaps. Im doing a service soon, and I got to thinking about the EGR and Throttle Body.

Now, I know there is a download section, explaining the ball bearing method of blanking the EGR, but, how difficult is it actually removing the egr and blanking it off? Worth it, or is the ball bearing method fine?

As for the Throttle body, do I need to do anythign with this? I read about the butterfly flap inside the intake, do I simply remove this, so that it is always open?

:bow

 

[stinka]

Just drop the gasket out of the inlet manifold side of the egr by removing 2 bolts accessible below heater matrix hoses by bulkhead. Make a pattern with no hole in from 3mm sheet and replace the gasket with that. Job done

For the throttle flap, unbolt the linkage by taking off the 13mm nut, add 3 or 4 washers on spindle and tighten but back up whilst holding flap verticle, simple

See the extra washers here:

 

[clivvy]

dude, thats exactly what I needed to know, cheers pal!:thumbs:clap

 

[stinka]

The egr blank is a bit of a twat to get back in mate, so be prepared to swear a lot

 

[jims-terrano]

What do this little mods do?????

Jim

 

[stinka]

more responsive, smoother, better mpg, cleaner running etc

 

[96terrano]

I stuck a ball bearing in mine and it made 0.00% difference. Only thing I want to know is, will it make the mot guys unhappy? And do I just take the egr out and leave the hole? Where it was? As I'm desperately wanting to do this on my TD but don't want to bugger it up. I only want to do it when I have an exact idea how to. If that makes sence:nenau

 

[stinka]

I told u how to do it above.

 

[cncfabs]

What do this little mods do?????

Jim

Jamming the throttle flap will do absolutely nothing.

 

[makeitfit]

Jamming the throttle flap will do absolutely nothing.

It would do if the egr circuit was failing or vac pipe issues etc. As a combined job of blanking the egr, not ball bearing it, removing the throttle flap will just make for better air flow .

 

[96terrano]

I told u how to do it above.

Yeah but thats a different engine....

 

[cncfabs]

It would do if the egr circuit was failing or vac pipe issues etc. As a combined job of blanking the egr, not ball bearing it, removing the throttle flap will just make for better air flow .

The throttle flap wasnt removed so no difference on airflow unless as you say its faulty but isnt it spring loaded to be open inless pulled shut by vacuum.The only purpose of the flap is to stop the engine quicker when turned off

 

[stinka]

The reason i did mine was to eliminate it from my power loss/cutting out problem

 

[makeitfit]

The throttle flap wasnt removed so no difference on airflow unless as you say its faulty but isnt it spring loaded to be open inless pulled shut by vacuum.The only purpose of the flap is to stop the engine quicker when turned off

Yeh I was aware of that but as you say it's probably normally open. It's so long ago I binned mine I can't remember, but I removed it completely to eliminate any interference and better air flow. I've not not noticed any difference in stopping by the way.
As said above these mods will do nothing to a healthy engine system but my ageing mile cruncher is working harder than ever and so for me it was a case of "every little helps" :lol

 

[stinka]

Yeh I was aware of that but as you say it's probably normally open. It's so long ago I binned mine I can't remember, but I removed it completely to eliminate any interference and better air flow. I've not not noticed any difference in stopping by the way.
As said above these mods will do nothing to a healthy engine system but my ageing mile cruncher is working harder than ever and so for me it was a case of "every little helps" :lol

how did you get the flap out ? and what did you block the spindle hole up with ?

 

[cncfabs]

how did you get the flap out ? and what did you block the spindle hole up with ?

Just fit one of these instead:thumbs

 

[clivvy]

hmm....what is it?

 

[cncfabs]

hmm....what is it?

Same bit of td without the flap

 

[stinka]

Sweet.

Are they same height ?

 

[cncfabs]

Sweet.

Are they same height ?

Will check but they only connect with rubber pipe so not very critical