What happens if you remove the EGR valve?
Removing the EGR valve will certainly remove a component that requires regular maintenance, but it will make your car less efficient, as well as committing a detrimental offence both to the environment and to other drivers and road users.
Can I bypass my EGR valve?
There are several options available to you when it comes to the EGR valve. You can replace the valve with a new one. You can clean your valve with carb cleaner and refit it. Or, you can blank or bypass the valve completely.
Is it worth removing EGR valve?
Removing the EGR valve is going to improve the efficiency and performance of your vehicle and it is going to be a lot more powerful. The EGR valve, while a well-intentioned design feature is impractical in the sense that it sacrifices the performance of the engine in order to ultimately work against its own goal.
Can you bypass an EGR valve?
Can you get in trouble for rolling coal?
So, is it illegal? According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the answer is yes. The EPA says that “aftermarket performance modifications” that disable emissions control technology are violations of the Clean Air Act.
What is the EGR on a Td5?
In simple terms, the EGR was fitted to allow the Td5 to meet EU2 legislation amoung others, and the later watercooled EGR set-up (along with a CAT and a few other bits) allowed the later spec Td5 to meet EU3 legislation.
Will a Td5 increase my rev range?
A Td5 varies the amount of depression throughout it rev range anyway… but if your engine did breath heavily then benefits would be gained from running a catch tank – interupting the main pipework – and stopping oil being pulled over (although a Td5 will do this as standard anyway). Again, your not going to suddenly gain 100bhp by doing this….
Is removing the EGR worth it?
so removing the restriction of the EGR (especially the later set-up) will give benefits… But, individually, I fully agree that you may not see a noticable improvement from the drivers seat, but with other modifications (better intercooler design etc etc) improvements can be felt.
Is there an emissions benefit with a Td5?
Nobody has ever denined that there is an emissions benefit… In simple terms, the EGR was fitted to allow the Td5 to meet EU2 legislation amoung others, and the later watercooled EGR set-up (along with a CAT and a few other bits) allowed the later spec Td5 to meet EU3 legislation.