A bit concerend
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A bit concerend
I did unplug my EGR, because of all the talk about carbon, But you mean to tell me that i bought a deisel and if i leave it the way ford intened it to be my moter is going to be shot in 150,000 mi or so if this is going to be that big of a problem than that means that every single PSD out their is going to be in the junk yard earily, I hope not, I wanted to keep mine for a long time.
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Originally Posted by captian diesel
I did unplug my EGR, because of all the talk about carbon, But you mean to tell me that i bought a deisel and if i leave it the way ford intened it to be my moter is going to be shot in 150,000 mi or so if this is going to be that big of a problem than that means that every single PSD out their is going to be in the junk yard earily, I hope not, I wanted to keep mine for a long time.
Its debatable.
I wouldn't say shot in 150,00 with the EGR just maybe not as smoothly running?
One guy posted about a VW diesel that was almost completely blocked up with carbon but still ran.
Did it run as good and as efficient when new?
I doubt it.
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From: Ennis, Montana/Texas
I want to put your mind at ease! I am a parts manager at a VW/Audi dealer in Seattle, We have had out share of plugged up EGR coolers, none of them have harmed the engine in any way. However in the last year, we started selling Power Service, and we do not see anymore problems with our customers cars who use Power Service. Raising the cetaine level of the Diesel fuel greatly reduces the amount of heavy exhaust comming back thru the EGR cooler.
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From: Oshawa/Ontario/Canada
My parents have put ~100k miles on a Golf TDI. Turns out their turbo is shot (leaking oil). I don't know this to be due to soot, but many people online imply that it is --- that the soot creates extra grit which wrecks the seals.
