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Jack68faisalabad, Punjab Pakistan72 Threads 30 Polls 2,605 PostsTry in junk yard you might get from there in low price try to find right off car of the same company there
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Torless: I need a mechanic too lol...
, What do you have Broken Torless..?..
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Chrysa: Thanks I might try that, I found an EGR cleaner at local car parts store ( asked the sales person if he can tell me where is this valve he had no clue of course) I thought maybe just clean it with the spray would temporarily fix the problem .
Engine management light still on though.
Engine management light still on though.
I have a Rover 75 diesel and there's an option to remove these things. They gum up with oil and sooty stuff and... I cleaned mine in 10 minutes using paraffin and an old toothbrush. You may need a gasket set (or gasket compound)for when you do the job. It's usually the gunky stuff that stops the valve working properly.
I would try the forums / backroom at honest john
or Ford Wiki
as a start point - if you have the year precise model and engine type (and sometimes your registration number) it helps get the right advice. Good luck - it shouldn't be a hugely complex job.
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I meant to add - if you clean thoroughly and the engine is in reasonable nick (i.e. no ring wear and not smoking) you might get 50,000 miles before you need to do it again. Betty (my old Rover) has done a good 40,000 miles since she last had her tubes scrubbed out with a toothbrush
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Sorry I can't find a way of editing - so apologies for the 3 posts in a row. However. ...
When you clean clean the 'upstream' pipe too (that's the one on the exhaust side of the EGR Valve) because if the oil and stuff that's supposed to go back through the engine to be burnt off can't get there because the EGR valve is blocked, it will build up in the pipe. If you find the right advice online (which you will) there should be pics or vids showing you how to clean the valve out and they should include advice about this too. It really is simple to do.
When you clean clean the 'upstream' pipe too (that's the one on the exhaust side of the EGR Valve) because if the oil and stuff that's supposed to go back through the engine to be burnt off can't get there because the EGR valve is blocked, it will build up in the pipe. If you find the right advice online (which you will) there should be pics or vids showing you how to clean the valve out and they should include advice about this too. It really is simple to do.
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Chrysa: Thanks I might try that, I found an EGR cleaner at local car parts store ( asked the sales person if he can tell me where is this valve he had no clue of course) I thought maybe just clean it with the spray would temporarily fix the problem .
Engine management light still on though.
Engine management light still on though.
And you apparently don't have a repair book on your car? When I get a car I always order a Haynes Car Manual on Amazon for that particular car. A lot of people like Chilton, but I don't. Good luck!
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Torless: I need a mechanic too lol...
Just make sure he is certified and not just skipping around making a mess!!
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crazyblondeone: And you apparently don't have a repair book on your car? When I get a car I always order a Haynes Car Manual on Amazon for that particular car. A lot of people like Chilton, but I don't. Good luck!
Hmm never heard of that before, never thought to look in the manual lol, maybe thats a good idea.....
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crazyblondeone: Just make sure he is certified and not just skipping around making a mess!!
Good idea, its hard to know where to take it sometimes, as well its a bit like a minefield...if you arent mechanically minded :)
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crazyblondeone: And you apparently don't have a repair book on your car? When I get a car I always order a Haynes Car Manual on Amazon for that particular car. A lot of people like Chilton, but I don't. Good luck!
Sensible girl you 
I always have my Haynes Manual in the car for convenience
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Brannigan70: Sensible girl you
I always have my Haynes Manual in the car for convenience
I always have my Haynes Manual in the car for convenience
I have never heard of haynes until now.
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Torless: I have never heard of haynes until now.
Really , they've been around for years , they have manuals for all sorts of things these days not just cars/vans . Feast your pretty eyes on this link young lady
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Brannigan70: Really , they've been around for years , they have manuals for all sorts of things these days not just cars/vans .
Feast your pretty eyes on this link young lady
Feast your pretty eyes on this link young lady
Hmm, Haynes guide to zombie survival
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2intrigued: Hmm, Haynes guide to zombie survival
Well , one just never knows from one day to the next 
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Brannigan70: Well , one just never knows from one day to the next
I shall buy one then...better safe, than sorry.
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Brannigan70: Really , they've been around for years , they have manuals for all sorts of things these days not just cars/vans .
Feast your pretty eyes on this link young lady
Feast your pretty eyes on this link young lady
thank you
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Brannigan70: Sensible girl you
I always have my Haynes Manual in the car for convenience
I always have my Haynes Manual in the car for convenience
Yep they are good manuals, this is the easier of the two (Chilton being the other), you can figure out what things are and they give great troubleshooting advice!!
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All I need now, is someone who can translate it lol.
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Torless: thank you
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crazyblondeone: Yep they are good manuals, this is the easier of the two (Chilton being the other), you can figure out what things are and they give great troubleshooting advice!!
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