Hi,

I have a 2003 passat estate automatic tdi 1.9L diesel sport. Recently it was accelerating really slowly particularly noticeable when pulling out at junctions etc. Also when I'm waiting in traffic and braking it sort of judders or "bucks" when I brake. Also the AC doesn't seem to be able to produce cold air anymore and just acts like a fan. I wasn't sure if these problems were all related and caused by an underlying problem or not.

So I took it to my local garage and the mechanic said that there was a problem with the EGR valve and that it was probably causing all these issues. He quoted £400 to replace it - not sure but that seems to be pretty expensive to me!

My car knowledge is very limited and my most complex car repair was replacing a lambda sensor in a Seat Ibiza!

Anyway is changing (or perhaps just cleaning) an EGR valve a simple enough task for me to do myself? If so could someone give me a step by step to doing this?

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