Remove both hoses pictured below (red arrow is for a later step, bleeding the coolant system). Attach a drain hose to one of the hoses and press a garden hose against the other. Once it's clean, flush it with distilled water. Then remove the oil cooler hose pictured above and flush it the same way as the heater core.
Here it depends on the hourly rate of the workshop and how long the replacement takes. The average in the UK is about £60 – £150 per hour. The total price includes the diagnosis, a new EGR valve and its replacement. Here is an example of the EGR valve replacement cost for a VW Golf 4:
In many of the cases VW have made goodwill gestures covering anywhere from 50% to the full 100% of the cost to replace, especially on cars that are not long out of their warranty.. Jim 2010 Golf SE 1.6 TDi DSG
0 Post (s) Re: EGR valve 2.0tdi – 20-01-2010, 08:36 PM. Originally Posted by martin1810. Before you do anything. Check the vacuum pipes carefully. Also try sucking on the egr actuator pipe. If you have strong lungs you should be able to suck and move the flap inside. When you stop you should hear it spring back.
Apparently a few engine complete destructions were caused by EGR failure injecting coolant straight into the engine. even happen to a an erly review of the t6. Volkswagen T6 Transporter (2015 on) " 2-12-2016: Total failure of 2.0 TDI 102 engine of 10 week old 2016 T6 camper reported due to failure of EGR valve causing coolant to be drawn into
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