Danger Mouse
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Tools required:
Socket set, Lollypop sticks / flat screw driver, Latex gloves, old toothbrush, kitchen roll & white spirit.
The link pipe, manifold plenum, butterfly valve block and CAC elbow are very easy to get to. I found a lot of gunk in the manifold plenum and butterfly valve block.
Remove the plastic engine top cover and remove the stand off that is in the CAC elbow, there is a bracket and plug attached to this.
There are 2 bolts and 1 stud that go through the CAC elbow and valve block undo these and the vacumm hose and completly revoe the valve block for cleaning. Be carfull not to damage the st/st gaskets and put the in a safe place to reuse.
This might look dry & dusty but underneath it's sticky goo, wear gloves.
Attached to the manifold there is a link pipe that comes from the EGR cooler, remove the two nuts at either end and remove looking after the two gaskets, this pipe might only have a small amount of soot inside, not worth cleaning.
Now you can see the extent of any build up of gunk in the Manifold, the link pipe bolts up to the manifold but it seems to join up to a chamber / plenum and then go through the valve block. Use the lolly stick or screw driver to carfully dig out the gunk.
Reassemble and make sure all the electrical connectors are plugged back in and the vacumm pipe is re-attached. Put all the gaskets back in too then tighten up the nut good and tight.
EGR valve to follow.
Socket set, Lollypop sticks / flat screw driver, Latex gloves, old toothbrush, kitchen roll & white spirit.
The link pipe, manifold plenum, butterfly valve block and CAC elbow are very easy to get to. I found a lot of gunk in the manifold plenum and butterfly valve block.
Remove the plastic engine top cover and remove the stand off that is in the CAC elbow, there is a bracket and plug attached to this.
There are 2 bolts and 1 stud that go through the CAC elbow and valve block undo these and the vacumm hose and completly revoe the valve block for cleaning. Be carfull not to damage the st/st gaskets and put the in a safe place to reuse.
This might look dry & dusty but underneath it's sticky goo, wear gloves.
Attached to the manifold there is a link pipe that comes from the EGR cooler, remove the two nuts at either end and remove looking after the two gaskets, this pipe might only have a small amount of soot inside, not worth cleaning.
Now you can see the extent of any build up of gunk in the Manifold, the link pipe bolts up to the manifold but it seems to join up to a chamber / plenum and then go through the valve block. Use the lolly stick or screw driver to carfully dig out the gunk.
Reassemble and make sure all the electrical connectors are plugged back in and the vacumm pipe is re-attached. Put all the gaskets back in too then tighten up the nut good and tight.
EGR valve to follow.