Hi all , I've just purchased my first van, a 2008 transit connect 1.8 tdci swb. The problem started about 10 miles down the road from purchasing the van when the engine management light popped up ! I've not been able to get clarification until today when I got the van diagnosed in work, it's showing "P0490 EGR control circuit-high" I've had the code cleared but suspect it'll pop back on when I'm travelling home later.
So I'm now in a predicament to either clean the EGR that's on the van or buy a new unit ( EGR attached to inlet manifold)
Does anybody know if cleaning the EGR would be sufficient enough to keep the engine light from coming back on or will I have to fork out on a new unit for £200 on eBay? Expensive this time of year ?
Also would blanking the EGR keep the light out ? Thanks in advance for anyone that can shed some light on my troubles