Vw Polo 2010 TDI EGR valve

[ned100]

Hi All

first posting

I have a Vw Polo TDI 2010 with 68000 miles .

the car keeps showing the yellow coil light i believe this is to do with the egr valve the car goes into limp mode.

i switch the ignition off it clears for a while but comes back on.My garage state its the EGR valve needs replacing and its a long job and will cost £700

is this right .

can i add a product called JML into the tank to clear this or am i wasting my time?

also has anyone done this job at home DIY and could offer me advice how they did this

thanks in advance

Ned

[niall campbell]

the yellow coil light just means you have a problem, of which there could be a thousand problems

if the garage has scanned the car & that is the fault, then you can shop around OR go to another garage and ask to see the fault on their scanner & get another quote to supply and fit an egr valve

you could go to an indy VW garage in your area for a quote

you could also go to VW for a genuine egr from the Parts department, sometimes a genuine part doesn't cost any more than and it should last

[FLAPPERJACK76]

The egr is about 329 plus vat plus the gaskets from vw.

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[niall campbell]

That's some price eh ? My Audi A6 was £130 from Audi !!!

Can you take to another garage to read the code for the fault ?

Diesel cars need an Italian decoke around once a month, put car in 2nd gear, boot it for a few hundred yards and hold the revs just under the red and watch all the rubbish getting blasted out the exhaust in your mirror

this will restore power & mpg

[FLAPPERJACK76]

Not worth the bother cleaning these egr valves . It's way to hard to get to and they are as reliable as a pensioner's erection.

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