V70 D5 Just cleaned out my EGR mixer pipe - jesus!! - Page 11

A lex · Apr 20th, 2013, 18:22

Did mine yesterday as well - about 15k miles since last time.

A bit of build up, but not terrible. The car generally spends most of its time at high speed on the motorway if that makes any difference.

Speedy · Apr 20th, 2013, 18:48

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Originally Posted by A lex

Did mine yesterday as well - about 15k miles since last time.

A bit of build up, but not terrible. The car generally spends most of its time at high speed on the motorway if that makes any difference.

See mine is a 12 mile round trip to work, but when it goes for a run it's 400+.

AndyJudge · Apr 22nd, 2013, 20:21

My Car Spends must be 95% of it's time trundling up & down the motorway.
Should I be removing said pipe & give it a clean ?

2005 D5 163 Geartronic

A lex · Apr 22nd, 2013, 20:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyJudge

My Car Spends must be 95% of it's time trundling up & down the motorway.
Should I be removing said pipe & give it a clean ?

2005 D5 163 Geartronic

When was the last time you cleaned it (if ever?) If the answer is more than 1yr or say 15k miles - then YES clean it.

Coventry · Apr 22nd, 2013, 22:15

Yeah if you haven't done it, check it regardless. Thought I'd give ours a go last year and found this:

Speedy · Apr 23rd, 2013, 07:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyJudge

My Car Spends must be 95% of it's time trundling up & down the motorway.
Should I be removing said pipe & give it a clean ?

2005 D5 163 Geartronic

Definitely, also just to see what state its in. It's a maximum of 50 mins and easy as an easy thing to do.

chiptivo · Apr 23rd, 2013, 08:28

is there a fluid I can buy to soak this thing in?
Also anyone know the torque for the 3 bolts? Thanks

A lex · Apr 23rd, 2013, 09:25

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Originally Posted by chiptivo

is there a fluid I can buy to soak this thing in?

Yes.

Petrol

AndyJudge · Apr 23rd, 2013, 13:28

Right that'll be a job for the Bank Holiday weekend then.
Will report back on findings.

MattV70 · Apr 23rd, 2013, 14:15

Attacked mine this morning, 55 plate D5 geartronic just under 200,000miles on the clock and it looked like this:

What joy these things are a:to get off this type of engine (185bhp) b:to clean all that gunk from, it was so caked the butterfly couldn't close fully, definitely recommend cleaning, will report back once I've test driven it

Apr 20th, 2013, 18:22	#101
A lex Premier Member Last Online: Jun 21st, 2022 08:16 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Maastricht View Photos By: A lex	Did mine yesterday as well - about 15k miles since last time. A bit of build up, but not terrible. The car generally spends most of its time at high speed on the motorway if that makes any difference. __________________ 2007 V70 P3 2.0 Ex: 01 V70 T5, 04 S60 D5, 05 V70 D5, 09 XC90 D5 Other cars: MINI Clubman Cooper S, GMC Yukon XL Denali 6.2L, Ford Mustang GT 5.0 Supercharged 735bhp.

Apr 22nd, 2013, 20:21	#103
AndyJudge Premier Member Last Online: Feb 18th, 2024 17:40 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Hebburn	My Car Spends must be 95% of it's time trundling up & down the motorway. Should I be removing said pipe & give it a clean ? 2005 D5 163 Geartronic

Apr 23rd, 2013, 08:28	#107
chiptivo Premier Member Last Online: Jan 17th, 2022 13:13 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: wirral	is there a fluid I can buy to soak this thing in? Also anyone know the torque for the 3 bolts? Thanks

Apr 23rd, 2013, 13:28	#109
AndyJudge Premier Member Last Online: Feb 18th, 2024 17:40 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Hebburn	Right that'll be a job for the Bank Holiday weekend then. Will report back on findings.

Apr 23rd, 2013, 14:15	#110
MattV70 Junior Member Last Online: Jan 16th, 2023 06:37 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Leiceter	Attacked mine this morning, 55 plate D5 geartronic just under 200,000miles on the clock and it looked like this: What joy these things are a:to get off this type of engine (185bhp) b:to clean all that gunk from, it was so caked the butterfly couldn't close fully, definitely recommend cleaning, will report back once I've test driven it

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