The EGR Cooler body is situated just below and slightly to the right of the yellow dipstick holder shown in the picture below. The first thing is to ensure there is plenty of light! Also place a large drip tray under the car, the under tray will get in the way here, so be quick when coolant gushes out. I asked the mechanic to give me the fault code - he said there is LOTS of them- I have just the first four: B1445 Control Module Voltage Output Circuit. B2585 Park Lamps Control Circuit. B260B Left Daytime Running Lamp Relay Control Circuit. B260C Right Daytime Running Lamp Relay Control Circuit. B2610 Passenger Compartment Dimming*1 Circuit. Any way you look at it, a diesel truck emitting black smoke is not going to be getting the optimal fuel mileage it should be getting. Most common causes of black smoke are faulty injectors, a faulty injector pump, a bad air filter (causing not enough oxygen to be supplied), a bad EGR valve (causing the valves to clog) or even a bad turbocharger. dave1419. 1458 posts · Joined 2012. #2 · Dec 6, 2017. On the 1.8vvt engine you have 2 area's where oil leaks are quite common--1/ the camshaft engine cover and the oil filter unit which is at the front/right hand side--on the cover the gasket may have moved when they removed the head--remove the coil pack and look down at the spark plugs and 17 posts · Joined 2019. #2 · Oct 2, 2019. I get the P0401 code all the time (restricted air flow to egr ) , I also have a 16cdti ,I cleaned out the metal looking Flexy pipe at back of engine right hand side , it did help for about 1000 mls but recently popped the code up again thinking about spending £110 on a terraclean. , egr valve vectra 1.8 vvt, vauxhall insignia 1.8 petrol egr, vauxhall vectra egr valve location, astra h z18xer egr valve, where is the egr valve on vectra c 1.8, 2007 Vectra c 1.8 egr valve, egr valve vauxhall vectra 1.8, egr for 1.8 vectra, pictures of location of egr valve 1.8 opel vectra c 2003, vauxhall zafira 1.8 egr valve location, er I would also advise you to remove and clean the pipe on the left in the picture, it has 3 x 10mm bolts holding it to the manifold at the top and 2 x 5/6mm allen key bolts at the base, the end which goes into the manifold will be jammed solid with carbon/soot, dont loose the O ring at the top or the metal gasket at the base.. i have never removed the valve itself, just cleaned this pipe. 11 posts · Joined 2015. #1 · Feb 19, 2019. Insignia 2.0 CDTI (2010) I been trying to remove my EGR valve to give it a clean but it seems stuck solid. I have removed the connector and the two T27 torx bolts but it is stuck solid. There is no movement in it whatsoever. I would be grateful if anyone has any insight into this, i don't want to .

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