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[jeff.fn02jwa]

plates for blanking the egr valve has anay one got some and how low should alow for doing the job

[stormforce]

the egr system can be a pain to get off but if you allow a couple of hours i should think that will cover.The worst part is by the handbrake cover on the o/s on the bulkhead.Have a look at the thread Hazzo put up about the egr as i explained to him how i did it

[Rustinho]

It took me absolutely bl00dy ages cos I had to hunt through my dad's garage trying to find virtually every tool I needed to use! lol

If you happen to have all the right spanners to hand it shouldn't take long at all. What took me second longest (after looking for stuff in my dad's garage!) was making up my own EGR blanking plates.

I made them from 5mm thick steel plate. At first I tried sawing them in the right shape. After about 5 minutes of not getting very far I thought I'd give a dremel a try. After another 5 minutes of not getting very far with it I thought "s0d it" and used an angle grinder. Tidied them up a bit afterwards with the dremel and a file so there were no sharp edges.

It didn't help that I was slightly out on a drilled hole (about 2mm at the most) so I had to make a third blanking plate (only took about 10 minutes cos I knew what I was doing by that point)

If you're junking the whole EGR system (I'd recommend it cos it's so easy to do) the only bolt you'll have any problem with is the bottom one on the exhaust manifold immediately after the turbo. I found it quite difficult to get a spanner/socket in there to loosen it off.

As soon as it was turned no more than a quarter of a turn it was so loose that it was easy enough to use my fingers to undo it.

Make sure you look at the following website to check how the vacuum tubing connects up again once you've disconnected the EGR system.

http://daemon4x4.org/portal/articles.php?rid=6

The first picture is the important one.

[Rustinho]

Oh, and this link is pretty useful too.

http://toyotasurf.asn.au/techsite/egr.htm

[KERRSURF]

If you are coming to the Clog this weekend with SMC I'll try and remember to bring some for you.