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My EGR valve (Q7'08 3.0 TDI) got broken this week. I have order the spare part (059 131 501H) to replace it. Do you have any idea if it is hard to do that? Any tricks?
I think it is very helpful information for me. Right, I am from Europe but seems that my engine has very similar infrastucture. It is CASA engine code. I appriciate your help and quick response.
I would like to know your opinion. I have complete new valve but changing it of corse is much more complicated than replacing only the motor part. What should I do in your opinion? Disassembly from new part only motor and replace it with the broken part or try to change complete old valve with the new one? Looking to the manual from Smith I can see that motor I can remove only by disconnecting plug and unscrew 3 screws. To exchange complete valve is much more dificult. I know that better is to change complete but it is also more risky.
Hate to say this, but you have to replace the hole thing. Problem by taken apart the new valve is that it is bench tested and adjusted by the repair manual. You are messing with the shaft and valve that is attach inside the tube.
The carbon is to great inside the tube which can cause by your old one to burn up.
I recommend to get new bolts and used antzie on the new bolts it will be easy to installed.
Recommend also a professional do the job if you might have a hard time, plus you can damage the engine if not done correctly.
I would like to share my expirience here, maybe someone in the future will have the same issue. The valve is already changed by my mechanic. I saw whole the process and I can say that it was not so dificult but anyhow needs same expirience. The most dificult for us was one small screw from bottom of the valve which assembly it to the bracket. Whole process took around 2 hours. As Smith mentioned, there was also cooling by-pass but it was not necassary to empty all the system and re-fill it again, only to add same partion of G13. It was needed to replace 3 seals, we keep the same assembly screws. Finally Engine Check Light error was cleaned. No addaptation of the new part was required. Now everything is working properly and I am happy again.
01-24-2015, 04:38 AM
Broken EGR valve
