SmokinJoe wrote:
Thanks for the replies so far. I recently had the 3rd EGR installed at 36087 miles, which the stealership kindly retroed, as my extended warranty did not provide coverage for it. I drove to California last week, but did the EHM before I hit the road back. I have no intention of buying another EGR 12000 miles from now. I've already installed the Fumoto valve, and had the ball joints replaced under the recall. I really do like the CRD, so following you guys lead on correcting some of the nagging problems with it is a definite plus for me. Will be inquiring about the SEGR availibility..
Thanks to all of you for the great site you are running
What extended warranty do you have. As I recall the only Chrysler one covering the EGR valve is the maxi care that several of us have. The real need for the mod is to stop the exhaust gas from causing soot build up in your intake manifold and ports in the head

It's a common problem with EGR equipted diesels and is not pretty. Last weekend my son and I cleaned out the intake manifold on his jetta tdi. It had been 60k since the last cleaning and it was over half plugged with crud from oil vapors and soot. There's more stuff to take off on our crd's and it's not "if" it's a "when" situation. So a Provent or Elephant hose are good first steps. You can unplug your MAF for off road use only aand that will shutoff the egr but you'll get a CEL after 2 or 3 starts and it will also run better. A lift pump will improve preformance and can be installed in the tank to be invisable or external by the fuel head as I had done and it can be removed in 5 minutes for dealer visits
