how many members are having problems with egr failures on pre 2011 spec vehicles

how many members are having egr failures on 2011 spec on vehicles rainy-city
xs

Perhaps you could add a poll to your thread

poll added

Not added a option for "no issues" as the question is who is "having", so if they are not there is no need to let the OP know

cheers  rainy-city
xs

My 2011 model has started to develop a little cough when accelerating. It doesnt feel like anything major, just a little stutter, so I was just going to get the dealer to look at it when it goes in for a service in a month or so.

Reading a few of the posts that have appeared on here over the last week or so I am starting to think that it might be the EGR valve (although some have suggested a software update may be a fix) so until it is confirmed I wont answer the poll question.

Iain

hi it will gradualy over time get worse to the point that when you pull out in traffic the engine thinks about going and then takes off like a bat out of hell you will also notice lacking power at bottom rev range  rainy-city
xs

I see that Wynns do a product that claims to clean out the EGR valve. Has anyone tried it?

GSMY11 wrote:

I see that Wynns do a product that claims to clean out the EGR valve.

have a look at this if I get the link right wynns egr 3+ford focus( no I did not sorry)

I haven`t looked it up but I think you raise the engine RPM up to around 2000 / 2500 and then squirt the stuff through the air intake. I think you have to remove the air filter from its housing first.

UPDATE.
Its called Wynns EGR 3.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE
For professional use only: please read full instructions before using Wynn’s EGR3
1) Warm up engine.
2) Remove flexible hose in the air intake system (Fig 1):
a) Situated between the turbocharger/intercooler and the air intake manifold (cleaning of air intake manifold and inlet valves) OR
b) Before turbo charger (cleaning of air intake system before turbo charger) OR
c) Before EGR valve (cleaning EGR valve), depending on which part you want to clean.
Do not spray directly through intercooler

IMPORTANT: When applying Wynn’s EGR3 the engine rpm can increase or decrease and diesel knocking may occur. This is due to the addition of liquid, and the change in the air/fuel ratio.

3) Start Engine, and let run at idle.
4) Spray the product in short intervals of 1 to 2 seconds into the air intake manifold (Fig 2). After each pulverisation the engine rpm may increase or decrease; wait for engine rpm to stabilise before spraying again.
If during application the engine rpm decreases, accelerate a little to avoid stalling of the engine (up to approximately 2000rpm)
If during application the engine rpm increases or diesel knocking occurs, leave engine at idle during application. Do not accelerate!
5) On some vehicles application is easier with the use of the additional extension tube (fig 3)
6) Continue until the 200ml of product in the aerosol is consumed.
7) Let the engine run at idle for 2 minutes
Stop engine and re-connect air intake hose.
9) Start engine and accelerate the engine approximately 5 to 10 times; do not exceed 2500rpm, or drive for 3 to 5 miles.
10) Allow engine to idle again for at least one minute before stopping the engine.

So the product is added to the air stream not through the fuel stream.
OK, no problem, the question remains: how such cleaning product can remain intact after passing the internals of the engine and several hundred degrees of combustion and still be able to clean an EGR valve?

i would expext an egr valve to get gummed up over a peirod of years or thousands of miles mine strted doing this at 6,000 and has been a re ocuring problem since if you include the egr fitted at engine build i am on my third valve the car has onley done 23k so is there something else not right with the engine  rainy-city
xs

would be nice to know if it's the manuals or autos being affected.

Just in case it,s a characteristic if driving Miss Daisy - difficult in the auto as she won't hang on to too high a gear. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

Has anyone fitted an egr blanking plate?

Mine ( 2007 gs2.2) is sluggish at low revs and a little hesitant sometimes. Cold this be the egr? Is there a guide on here on how to remove/ clean?