EGR blanking plate to block off or restrict?

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Prevention - longevity

I don't make, buy or sell these, but they are the best idea. Cheapest & best mod you can do to your 1kd-ftv Prado.
There are thousands of them out there, & the results are excellent.



This is an egr flow reduction plate, 93% reduction.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/EGR-Blank...item2ca7b6fe5c
It still allows inert gasses to cool combustion to help reduce NoX.
By putting less inert gas, you save, intake build up, never clean it again!
More filtered air, save your engine & vehicle.
More cold air, more efficiency, less co2

Less all other emissions, because your engine is more efficient with cold air.
Save fuel.
Less oil changes, it Stayz much cleaner.

Optional, after this is physically cleaned, you can use products like this


You can contact me for the talk about how to put the plate in.
Email me if you wish.
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[Clubbie Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Clubbie]

Hi ####,

You make a point about how a catch can will dry it up like this in your previous post with images of the thick black substance in the egr...was there a catch can installed in that vehicle that you were working on?

Also...wouldn't there be the same type of substance built up over a period of time in a vehicle that did not have a catch can installed?

[Wil Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Wil]

On the weekend i tried installing a plate in my 2014 3lt prado using the instruction on the oz bush website. According to him a 15 minute job. Well i gave up after about 2 hours.

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Hi ####,

You make a point about how a catch can will dry it up like this in your previous post with images of the thick black substance in the egr...was there a catch can installed in that vehicle that you were working on?

Also...wouldn't there be the same type of substance built up over a period of time in a vehicle that did not have a catch can installed?

The pictures with the red caps were 3 different vehicles, The one with the dry powdery may have, cant remember, but catch can vehicles are very similar to vehicle with up to 50,000klms, not much oil in intake, very dry soot. That is what they look like. As they get Klm's on them & increased blow by, it becomes more like a muddy soot cake. (Other pics). The oil stops a lot of it from going through the engine. With the catch can it stays dry & much goes through, very abrasive. But still enough oil to make a fair blockage. The better a catch can filter works, the less effective Pcv is.
More build up early with no catch can, less wear!, more wear early with catch can, less build up.
Later on the oil increases so much it's almost washing the intake through.
It's like running a k&n air filter with oil or with little oil.

Whatever the case catch can is a silly idea. The soot is the problem & it's total stupidity.

On the weekend i tried installing a plate in my 2014 3lt prado using the instruction on the oz bush website. According to him a 15 minute job. Well i gave up after about 2 hours.

15 minutes would be captain risky on a good day. To do it safely without risking damage to egr cooler about 2 hrs & fiddly. 4 hrs if removing egr & cleaning, which you my as well start back at 0 position.

[Hally Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hally]

Whatever the case catch can is a silly idea. The soot is the problem & it's total stupidity.
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Being a heavy vehicle diesel fitter for the last 12 years on the larger gear we don't run egr's so experience is limited but my understanding is yes soot from egr is very bad when combined with oil mist. So if soot is removed 1 problem solved but wouldn't it still be a disadvantage to have oil mist going through intake system as this will reduce the efficiency of the intercooler and potentially still clog up components in the intake system.
Just curious as all the mining equipment runs engine breathers to the ground not back to intake .
Dan

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I'm just happy to be able to see gold colour in my oil when it's dropped every 5000k's.

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

Being a heavy vehicle diesel fitter for the last 12 years on the larger gear we don't run egr's so experience is limited but my understanding is yes soot from egr is very bad when combined with oil mist. So if soot is removed 1 problem solved but wouldn't it still be a disadvantage to have oil mist going through intake system as this will reduce the efficiency of the intercooler and potentially still clog up components in the intake system.
Just curious as all the mining equipment runs engine breathers to the ground not back to intake .
Dan

Yeah the heavy stuff is a bit different, lots of blow by in comparison so catch cans are good there.
On 1kd-ftv, There is so little in the intercooler, it will make zero difference. Nothing at all clogs up, unless you leave the soot.
The only way to stop soot clogging is drop the crankcase ventilation on the road, bad idea!
Or add te plate :-)
We have found dry soot with no oil, has caused wear. Lower compressions, less valve clearance, compared to other vehicles of same Klm's. I mean lots of comparisons, not a few.
I have written most of ths many times before, dry soot, well take out your air filter & bin it.
The oil is sticking it in the intake, you want to remove the dust, not the filter. Abrasive carbon.
A super duper silly idea.

Today's egr valve

[Hally Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hally]

Yeah the heavy stuff is a bit different, lots of blow by in comparison so catch cans are good there.
On 1kd-ftv, There is so little in the intercooler, it will make zero difference. Nothing at all clogs up, unless you leave the soot.
The only way to stop soot clogging is drop the crankcase ventilation on the road, bad idea!
Or add te plate :-)
We have found dry soot with no oil, has caused wear. Lower compressions, less valve clearance, compared to other vehicles of same Klm's. I mean lots of comparisons, not a few.
I have written most of ths many times before, dry soot, well take out your air filter & bin it.
The oil is sticking it in the intake, you want to remove the dust, not the filter. Abrasive carbon.

So ideally it would be best to have egr turned off/blocked and also have a catch can to keep oil mist out. Nice clean air like the way engines are supposed to run with.

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So ideally it would be best to have egr turned off/blocked and also have a catch can to keep oil mist out. Nice clean air like the way engines are supposed to run with.

Yes sure if there was 0 egr, a catch can would be ok. But you would be suprised how clean & dry they are without one.

[muvro Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close muvro]

Pulled the cooler pipe today to appease my curiosity on my recent purchase of our 2013 VX. Sadly, it's pretty bad, I have the 7mm plate in my toolbox ready to go.

After reading this thread and a couple of others cover to cover I have a quick question regarding cleaning the egr and intake, as I can't find the answer anywhere.

Does the EGR cooler thing need to be removed and cleaned?

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Pulled the cooler pipe today to appease my curiosity on my recent purchase of our 2013 VX. Sadly, it's pretty bad, I have the 7mm plate in my toolbox ready to go.

After reading this thread and a couple of others cover to cover I have a quick question regarding cleaning the egr and intake, as I can't find the answer anywhere.

Does the EGR cooler thing need to be removed and cleaned?

No :-)

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Awesome! Thanks ####, I was a bit daunted by the process thinking it had to be done. Doing the EGR valve and the elbow alone makes it a lot more enticing. I've got to do a radiator swap as it's got a large fluro pink and white growth (I'm guessing it's coolant), so I'm going to pull the intercooler and check it/drain it as there was a lot of oil sitting in the rubber joiners.

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Awesome! Thanks ####, I was a bit daunted by the process thinking it had to be done. Doing the EGR valve and the elbow alone makes it a lot more enticing. I've got to do a radiator swap as it's got a large fluro pink and white growth (I'm guessing it's coolant), so I'm going to pull the intercooler and check it/drain it as there was a lot of oil sitting in the rubber joiners.

Most of the oil on these accumulates at those joins. It makes it look like a lot, but it's not.
It will be coolant, a slow leak at the seems?

Have fun!

[muvro Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close muvro]

Ok cool, seeing that much oil in a cooler setup is alarm bells for everything I work on lol

[jacquesleroux Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close jacquesleroux]

Hey
I'm about to do the EGR blank install on our 2012 Prado 150 and according to the guy I bought the blank off it sits between the cooler and the head and not directly below the EGR valve as I initially thought is this correct?
Thanks
Jacques