Faulty EGR Valve ?

Stone Free · Jun 18th, 2018, 20:02

Firstly apologies as I'm sure this item has been covered many times on the forum, but thought it worthwhile asking for advice.

Noticed a strange noise coming from the the engine compartment a couple of days ago & took the XC60 along to the local Volvo independant garage & following a visual examination this was narrowed down to the EGR valve, although no error messages on the dashboard & when plugged into the diagnostics, this didn't show up any problems either.
The noise tends to disappear after idling for a few minutes & only reoccurs when the throttle is pressed.
The garage is of the opinion that the cause of this noise is connected to the EGR valve butterfly & have advised that the EGR is replaced,at a cost exceeding £600 before further problems come about.

My questions are:
Will continuing to drive the motor cause any actual damage to the engine & secondly, is it necessary to also replace the 'cooler' with the EGR valve which I have seen mentioned when Google searching ?

Clan · Jun 18th, 2018, 22:03

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Originally Posted by Stone Free

Firstly apologies as I'm sure this item has been covered many times on the forum, but thought it worthwhile asking for advice.

Noticed a strange noise coming from the the engine compartment a couple of days ago & took the XC60 along to the local Volvo independant garage & following a visual examination this was narrowed down to the EGR valve, although no error messages on the dashboard & when plugged into the diagnostics, this didn't show up any problems either.
The noise tends to disappear after idling for a few minutes & only reoccurs when the throttle is pressed.
The garage is of the opinion that the cause of this noise is connected to the EGR valve butterfly & have advised that the EGR is replaced,at a cost exceeding £600 before further problems come about.

My questions are:
Will continuing to drive the motor cause any actual damage to the engine & secondly, is it necessary to also replace the 'cooler' with the EGR valve which I have seen mentioned when Google searching ?

I would get it diagnosed by a volvo workshop , could be cheaper in the long run ! There will be fault codes if the EGR valve is faulty , the egr valve and cooler are very robust on your engine ..

tails · Jul 24th, 2018, 02:35

as above ,
what was it then ?

Stone Free · Jul 24th, 2018, 07:12

The problem was finally narrowed down to a faulty vacuum check/control valve. Apparently when this valve develops a fault it causes the EGR valve to become noisy.
So changed both the VCV & the EGR & it sorted the problem.... £634 later. Odd one tho as it was difficult to pin down with no error codes being present.

tails · Jul 24th, 2018, 21:38

thanks for getting back.

Tiw5679 · Jul 25th, 2018, 12:10

Was it the one way valve you had to het replaced on the vacuum pump? The one that costs about £70 for the smallest piece of plastic ever☹️

Stone Free · Jul 25th, 2018, 18:39

Yes I believe it was... but I had the EGR valve changed as well anyway to ensure it solved the noise problem.

Jun 18th, 2018, 20:02	#1
Stone Free VOC Member Last Online: Apr 7th, 2024 14:12 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Llanddulas	Faulty EGR Valve ? Firstly apologies as I'm sure this item has been covered many times on the forum, but thought it worthwhile asking for advice. Noticed a strange noise coming from the the engine compartment a couple of days ago & took the XC60 along to the local Volvo independant garage & following a visual examination this was narrowed down to the EGR valve, although no error messages on the dashboard & when plugged into the diagnostics, this didn't show up any problems either. The noise tends to disappear after idling for a few minutes & only reoccurs when the throttle is pressed. The garage is of the opinion that the cause of this noise is connected to the EGR valve butterfly & have advised that the EGR is replaced,at a cost exceeding £600 before further problems come about. My questions are: Will continuing to drive the motor cause any actual damage to the engine & secondly, is it necessary to also replace the 'cooler' with the EGR valve which I have seen mentioned when Google searching ? __________________ 2013 63 VOLVO XC60 2.4 D4 SE LUX NAV AWD 161 BHP

Jul 24th, 2018, 02:35	#3
tails Member Last Online: Jan 4th, 2020 23:09 Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: birmingham	what happens next as above , what was it then ?

Jul 24th, 2018, 07:12	#4
Stone Free VOC Member Last Online: Apr 7th, 2024 14:12 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Llanddulas	The problem was finally narrowed down to a faulty vacuum check/control valve. Apparently when this valve develops a fault it causes the EGR valve to become noisy. So changed both the VCV & the EGR & it sorted the problem.... £634 later. Odd one tho as it was difficult to pin down with no error codes being present. __________________ 2013 63 VOLVO XC60 2.4 D4 SE LUX NAV AWD 161 BHP

Jul 24th, 2018, 21:38	#5
tails Member Last Online: Jan 4th, 2020 23:09 Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: birmingham	valve thanks for getting back.

Jul 25th, 2018, 18:39	#7
Stone Free VOC Member Last Online: Apr 7th, 2024 14:12 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Llanddulas	Yes I believe it was... but I had the EGR valve changed as well anyway to ensure it solved the noise problem. __________________ 2013 63 VOLVO XC60 2.4 D4 SE LUX NAV AWD 161 BHP

Jul 25th, 2018, 12:10	#6
Tiw5679 Junior Member Last Online: Mar 7th, 2022 22:28 Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Worcester	Was it the one way valve you had to het replaced on the vacuum pump? The one that costs about £70 for the smallest piece of plastic ever☹️

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