Member Since: 13 Jun 2020
Location: Somerset
Posts: 11
EGR blanking
Anyone know where I might be able to get hold of an EGR blanking kit this week - lots of people seem closed until 4th Jan
Or do I have to resort to 2p pieces
27th Dec 2020 5:58 pm
Sea Raider
Member Since: 01 Nov 2016
Location: None
Posts: 4450
I believe I may have one in the shed
But doubt you get it any quicker
27th Dec 2020 7:19 pm
SomersetRRS
Member Since: 13 Jun 2020
Location: Somerset
Posts: 11
No worries - thanks anyway. I'll put in an order and sit it out. Will have to use the Freelander instead
28th Dec 2020 3:11 pm
garnerj
Member Since: 21 Nov 2018
Location: Milton keynes
Posts: 134
I have come across the same issues, pretty ouch everywhere closed until the new year apart from euro!2008 Disco3 2.7 Tdv6 HSE
2011 L322 Range Rover 4.4 Tdv8 Vogue SE
2002 P38 Range Rover 4.6 V8 Vogue Se
28th Dec 2020 6:10 pm
SomersetRRS
Member Since: 13 Jun 2020
Location: Somerset
Posts: 11
Not surprising really. And Euro has it's usual obscure brands available. I've managed to find someone on eBay who can do a next day delivery on a blanking kit so I'm going with that and will then sort out the software patch in slow time from BAS.
28th Dec 2020 6:49 pm
Prette
Member Since: 16 Mar 2020
Location: Previously Stoke-ST4 (pre-pandemic), Mostly The Hague (NL) partially Lyngby (DK) certainly somewhere
Posts: 160
It would be nice to know the link for the kit. Perhaps othrr people here are looking for the same thing.
Just saying.
28th Dec 2020 9:55 pm
SomersetRRS
Member Since: 13 Jun 2020
Location: Somerset
Posts: 11
When I ordered, I was able to select Next (working) Day for delivery on Weds 30th Dec.
Cheers!
28th Dec 2020 11:09 pm
Devon Z
Member Since: 14 Nov 2019
Location: Brixham Devon
Posts: 238
That’s the same one I fitted six months ago, make sure you remove the butterfly flap I didn’t on mine till last week it makes a big difference Steve
*2005 RR Sport 2.7tdv6 HSE. Current project.
*98 Volvo V70R FWD, owned 14 years, future project.
*99 BMW Z3 30k miles owned from new.
29th Dec 2020 3:07 pm
SomersetRRS
Member Since: 13 Jun 2020
Location: Somerset
Posts: 11
Quote:
That’s the same one I fitted six months ago
Good to know. Took the recommendation DrRob on the RRSport forum and they were one of the only ones doing next day shipping (at a cost!).
Been exchanging emails with Rob at BAS about patching out the EML too. I think it might push me to buy an IID and get rid of my iCarSoft.
29th Dec 2020 3:20 pm
malcmack
Member Since: 23 Oct 2020
Location: Southampton
Posts: 11
Hi, I just cut the ends off of the EGR coolers and welded the holes up to blank of at the manifold, I then cut the EGR tubes off at about 6" from the inlet manifold end, flattened the cut end in a vice and crimped over; quick and free and makes it look like EGR's are still attached.
29th Dec 2020 3:27 pm
SomersetRRS
Member Since: 13 Jun 2020
Location: Somerset
Posts: 11
I got the EGR blank kit. Nice and easy to blank off the pipes on the EGR side, all sorted. However, the butterfly... wtf? How on earth does that come out without breaking it? I've already had a small splinter of plastic separate from it. Have seen various posts on mole grips and have resorted to pulling the y-piece out but it still seems stuck fast. Any help appreciated! Thx.
3rd Jan 2021 5:09 pm
aja4x4
Member Since: 14 Apr 2019
Location: Westbury
Posts: 2459
It will come out, i used mole grips to pull on mine and helped it with a screwdriver used as a lever.
Once it starts to move it will pop right out
3rd Jan 2021 5:15 pm
Fatneck73
Member Since: 03 Dec 2020
Location: Essex
Posts: 88
Theres a post on here somewhere that sugg a flat screw driver, poking up from underneith In the recess) is the way to do it (coz thats where u get the most robust ‘edge’ to lever against). I used this technique and it worked. Scary...but worked.
3rd Jan 2021 5:23 pm
SomersetRRS
Member Since: 13 Jun 2020
Location: Somerset
Posts: 11
Thanks. That was the conclusion I was coming too and why I've removed the Y-piece to get it on the bench. Then I can try and get a good lever underneath it from the bottom (which you can't really do when it's on the car).
3rd Jan 2021 5:45 pm
SomersetRRS
Member Since: 13 Jun 2020
Location: Somerset
Posts: 11
Well that was a b*tch of a job in the end. Resorted to removing the Y piece, gently holding it in a vice, moles around the end of the shaft and then a screw driver to lever the moles up through the lowest area of the actuator housing. In the spirit of sharing, this is how I did it.
All back together now and test drove the car. Definitely runs a lot better. Will need to do the EML patch next.
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