1.9 JTD EGR valve issue...

[nogginthenog]

Hi, I am the lucky owner of a 2006 Multipla 1.9 JTD with 55k on the clock. the dash LCD is telling me I have an engine control fault even though it's running fine ( or as fine as a JTD ever does! ) . It's hard to ignore though because of the ear-splitting BEEP everytime I start the engine.

Local mechanic has run a diagnostic and tells me the EGR is stuck shut, but it's fine to drive the car like this. He quoted £135 for the part, and 2 hours labour to fit.

A bit of Googling tells me that plenty of people blank-off the EGR, as engines run better without them. If this is true ( ? ) can I do anything to stop the dash warning light, and especially the audio warning when I start? Would one of the TAFMET devices that I see on Ebay do this?

Though I used to be happy to get engines to bits when they were a bit less complicated, I'm out og touch with 'modern' metal, so please keep this in language that a simpleton like me can understand!

Thanks in advance...

[nogginthenog]

thanks.

[nogginthenog]

Thanks Nigel - that's very informative.

[nogginthenog]

I had a reply from TAFMET, and they say their 'cheat' gizmo will do the job. Might give it a try.