2011 T5 Multivan egr cooler replacement

[Veggie]

Hi all, any advice please?
I've just had a diagnosis of a faulty egr cooler and it needs replacing. Approx $4200 installed from VW. Does this sound (I want to say reasonable) correct? Has anyone else had this issue?

cheers

[H8T0W8]

What were your symptoms?

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[Veggie]

Nothing other than the engine light coming on on the dash.

[Umai Naa!!]

Bi-Turbo engine?

[Veggie]

Yeah, bi turbo.

[Veggie]

I don' know too much about the egr system other than it's to do with returning the exhaust back into the turbo..doesn't it?

[Umai Naa!!]

It returns exhaust gasses back into the intake manifold.

On the Bi-Turbo motors, the front of the vehicle needs to be placed into the service position, to remove the EGR assembly. It's a quite time-consuming job to do.

[H8T0W8]

Martin at jku.com.au has EGR delete kit.


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[H8T0W8]

It returns exhaust gasses back into the intake manifold.

On the Bi-Turbo motors, the front of the vehicle needs to be placed into the service position, to remove the EGR assembly. It's a quite time-consuming job to do.

Umai, whats the service position you mention.

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[Umai Naa!!]

Martin at jku.com.au has EGR delete kit.


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You need to find someone who is willing to re-flash the ECU to cancel out what is an emissions component.

[Umai Naa!!]

Umai, whats the service position you mention.

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Pulling the radiator support forward, to gain access to the front side of the engine.

[Sunny43.5]

I found someone here in Brisbane .

You need to find someone who is willing to re-flash the ECU to cancel out what is an emissions component.

[Veggie]

So the delete kit completely blocks off the egr system? Does this have any benefit to the performance or is it something the engine can live without?

[ericcs]

EGR delete kits are available for just about all makes of diesel engines. A lot of people say their cars run smoother and a little better as a result of not having dirty old exhaust gas clogging up the intake system. i have had my EGR blocked on my Navara for the last 180k without issue.

[Sunny43.5]

I commented on this very thing recently after I spoke to a specialist independent VW repairer , he told me while it can be done he was uncertain what the long term result would be on the engine . He explained that VW would have the pistons made to a certain heat range , if you remove the EGR the cooler attached to the EGR would change the temperature going into the engine this could then make the pistons be subject to a higher than the tolerance level which could lead to failure after a time . Now he did say it is unknown , I am going to ask that question on the Brickyard Forum in the UK as its a fairly popular thing over there . Stay Tuned .