DPF crackdown and EGR delete

[meehaja]

Given the current publicity around a crackdown on DPF removal and, presumably a heightened emissions test for Diesels as part of the MOT, where would one stand on EGR removal?

My diesel is Pre-DPF (2007) and realistically we will be keeping it for the next three years. I had intended this year to carry out an EGR delete as part of a thorough over-hall/service to keep things running nicely for the next few years and limit surprise bills, however, given the lack of a DPF already, will the removal of the EGR impact sufficiently on emissions to render the vehicle a fail on the MOT. The vehicle is currently re-mapped to 185BHP, so is conservative with power and doesn't smoke noticeably, though i expect this impact emissions as well?

Any thoughts?

[meehaja]

Thanks, I thought that might be the case but it's good to get the opinions of people that know stuff. Fwiw I'd like my next car to be electric or hybrid, if only they didn't all look like a child had drawn a "car of the future". Vauxhall ampera wasn't bad looking but they don't seem to make it anymore!

[meehaja]

Apologies for using the offensive "delete" terminology. It was in the context of deleting numbers through remap to restrict the ecu's recognition of the egr. Removal is the physical act, that will also occur (along with the cooler). However, doing that without the map alterations will bring up an EML, hence "deleting" the egr function from the ecu before removing it from the vehicle.