hi Guys, I've only just checked back in here, 4 kids, a mental missus and a huge lack f mechanical talent keep me very busy!! straydog, no worries at all brother, we all need to help each other dude... Frag, thanks for your help mate.. really starting to learn some stuff now... i did get the guys back who diagnosed it in the first place, they checked it out and said it was showing the same codes as before so i might want to try a new egr valve.. i read a lot about cleaning them and/or blanking disc insertion... but to my mind, if somethings that badly wrong, because of my inexperience, id rather just replace it. i bought one from europarts, ( i was not going to get assaulted by the criminals at ford again ) it cost £ 160 inc... I'm glad i did as when i removed the existing one ( and thats a fun job )
it was seized sold with carbon and the cogs wouldn't move, definitely beyond repair!!
I have just finished installing the new one and putting everything back together and almost ready to check.
but... and i know there are going to be sniggers and people laughing into their oil cans, but i am a real novice... very keen to learn as i real enjoying working on the van...but the fluid i lost from the hoses to the erg valve.. am i right in assuming the erg is water cooled and i will just need to top up the coolant bottle? and if so, ill need to add some summer coolant/anti freeze?
thanks in advance
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