Mk23 diesel : EGR valve stiff...?!

[twmffat]

Hi

Taken my EGR off to clean as was getting fault code P0403 (plus I've only had this a month or so and don't know its history).

Anyway, its clean now, but the plunger works OK sometimes, but other times is stiff, or feels like its catching.  Is this normal?

 

many thanks 🙂

 

[Stivino]

Plunger?

[twmffat]

The lower half of the EGR valve assembly has a spring loaded valve.  Maybe thats a better name 🙂

It works sometimes, but occasionally sticks, or feels like it needs lubricating.......

[Stivino]

That's the valve part of the EGR. You can take the clip of the end and move it back and forward until it moves freely. 

[twmffat]

Brill

thanks Stivino 👍I'll try that

[Stivino]

I've got some more pictures of the valve on my phone but I can't upload them. 

 

[twmffat]

Is the clip at the 'spring end'? 

Maybe we're talking about different models 🙂

I'll clean it some more 😄

 

[twmffat]

Just noticed I'd hit the 2 and 3 together in the Subject - sorry,

This is for a Mk2 - 2005 model

I've cleaned it a lot more and the valve seems to be working OK now.  

Thanks for your help!