MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: sean76 on September 15, 2013, 11:17:33 am

Title: Egr clean or delete
Post by: sean76 on September 15, 2013, 11:17:33 am
I've got a gt sport 170 with no engine mods and I'm contemplating either cleaning my egr or replacing it with an allerd delete pipe.
What are other sootchucker owners views on the eve clean or delete option
Cheers sean
Title: Re: Egr clean or delete
Post by: skard on September 15, 2013, 11:23:33 am
Clean it, then have it software deleted if you get/have a remap & keep it in situ is my advice.

You'd need a tuner to write out the EGR anyway if you use one of those blingy delete kits.
Title: Re: Egr clean or delete
Post by: sean76 on September 15, 2013, 11:44:48 am
So it can be mapped out rather than deleted and keep everything lookin stock, is that correct
Title: Re: Egr clean or delete
Post by: skard on September 15, 2013, 11:46:56 am
Yes this is how it is on my Altea TDI.
Title: Re: Egr clean or delete
Post by: sean76 on September 15, 2013, 12:12:58 pm
Cheers mate.saved me 80 odd quid :happy2: :congrats:
Title: Re: Egr clean or delete
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on September 15, 2013, 12:23:31 pm
Don't you get a little bit of exhaust leak through even if its been switched off?

I think that's why people delete them
Title: Re: Egr clean or delete
Post by: Andy on September 15, 2013, 01:01:45 pm
on mine its just deleted out on the map
Title: Re: Egr clean or delete
Post by: Llew on September 15, 2013, 02:59:24 pm
What about a blanking plate and mapped out
Title: Re: Egr clean or delete
Post by: Wooosh on September 15, 2013, 03:02:56 pm
Quote from: Llew on September 15, 2013, 02:59:24 pm
What about a blanking plate and mapped out
That's what I had done to my old GTTDI 150 never had to worry about a blocked egr again :jumpmove:
Title: Re: Egr clean or delete
Post by: aarondsg on September 17, 2013, 03:34:02 pm
isit petrol or diesel ?
if its petrol it cant be deleted
Title: Re: Egr clean or delete
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on September 17, 2013, 04:28:11 pm
Quote from: aarondsg on September 17, 2013, 03:34:02 pm
isit petrol or diesel ?
if its petrol it cant be deleted

Petrol engines don't have EGR (as far as I understand).
Title: Re: Re: Egr clean or delete
Post by: Trekmeister on September 17, 2013, 05:03:02 pm
It states the car is a GT 170 which is diesel