karisma_corsa
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jsut bought a p reg x14xe, and when i start the engine i need revs to get it started,once started if the revs go below 2k then the engine jsut slowly dies, ive done the paperclip test and its brought up crankshaft and EGR, does this sound about right to you? could the EGR cause the engine to act in this way?
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sean
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Ste
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Why did you buy a car that doesn't work?
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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karisma_corsa
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was £200 and worst comes to worst ill jsut use the body and swap everything over from my current car that has dents all over it and rust
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johnhara1
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Did you have the engine running when you did the paper clip test? If not, it will always show the crank sensor so that can be ruled out for now.
Take the EGR valve off and try cleaning it out so the piston can move freely inside then put it back on.
If you still get EGR fault on the ECU, you'll need to replace it.
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karisma_corsa
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i went scrappy and the only egr was on a tigra and it was a nearly new part, so pretty lucky but when i took off my EGR there was a HUGE pice of carbon deposit bout 10mm in diametter lodging the valve open, sorted now, engine runs fine,
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c20letandy1988
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idle control valve mate mine used to do that and die then following week it would rev over 2k and altermnate
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johnhara1
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quote:
Originally posted by karisma_corsa
i went scrappy and the only egr was on a tigra and it was a nearly new part, so pretty lucky but when i took off my EGR there was a HUGE pice of carbon deposit bout 10mm in diametter lodging the valve open, sorted now, engine runs fine,
Excellent, you've copped on for a spare EGR too then.
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marklawton
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perfect time to blank it off mate 
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karisma_corsa
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i wanted to find out what was the problem first, gettin to the far bolt on the egr is a cnut but yeah ill blank it off sometime
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marklawton
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yeah, its a right pain to do. the part is only £6 from vauxhall
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karisma_corsa
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ive heard of some people having problems blanking it off and people saying you have to position the egr in such a way for it to be ok, john hara said it on here somewhere
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marklawton
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never heard that before, me and my brother just left it plugged in and then cable tide it safe so it wont move around etc
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johnhara1
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Problem only arise when you bolt the egr on top of the blanking plate.
You have to either tie it up out the way but plugged in or bolt it to the original housing only offset so it hangs over allowing the piston to move freely.
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