EGR cleaner....??🙄

Cliffordsimms · Feb 2nd, 2021, 01:21

I wonder if anyone could help??

I'm about to spray some egr cleaner into the air manifold of my V50 2.0D , without the hope of cleaning it up a bit( have a smokey acceleration issue) will it just clog my dpf..

I also had a suspicion that my crankcase pressure was the issue, is there an oil catch can or pcv valve I should check...

iainmd · Feb 2nd, 2021, 09:15

What are you hoping to achieve with it? If it's cleaning the EGR I'd wager it won't. When my EGR began to block I removed it to clean and getting the oily soot off with a wire brush was a challenge. Ultimately, for me, all attempts to clean it failed and I had to replace it.

Wgl2020 · Feb 2nd, 2021, 13:19

If it's sufficiently funked up to cause issues then trying to clean in situ isn't going to work.

I would suggest removing the egr valve and cooler along with associated pipes and giving them a good soak in oven cleaner, rinse with boiling water from a kettle and repeat until acceptable.

There's a few YouTube videos showing the process.

Cliffordsimms · Feb 3rd, 2021, 23:36

So I didn't use the aerosol, but chose to take off egr and clean it( wasn't stuck or too dirty) remove the throttle housing( not too bad either) .cleaned everything up!! Air intake on the other hand was very oily so cleaned as far as I could reach.

So my thoughts are a block in the PCV system/pipe/ valve... Has anyone got any tips on clearing it?? Would greatly appreciate a diagram

Feb 2nd, 2021, 01:21	#1
Cliffordsimms New Member Last Online: Mar 14th, 2022 00:17 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Edinburgh	EGR cleaner....??🙄 I wonder if anyone could help?? I'm about to spray some egr cleaner into the air manifold of my V50 2.0D , without the hope of cleaning it up a bit( have a smokey acceleration issue) will it just clog my dpf.. I also had a suspicion that my crankcase pressure was the issue, is there an oil catch can or pcv valve I should check...

Feb 2nd, 2021, 09:15	#2
iainmd Member Last Online: Jun 7th, 2024 12:14 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fife View Photos By: iainmd	What are you hoping to achieve with it? If it's cleaning the EGR I'd wager it won't. When my EGR began to block I removed it to clean and getting the oily soot off with a wire brush was a challenge. Ultimately, for me, all attempts to clean it failed and I had to replace it. __________________ Present: 2009 Volvo V50 1.6D DRIVe SE Past: 2004 Volvo S40 T5 SE

Feb 2nd, 2021, 13:19	#3
Wgl2020 Member Last Online: Jan 21st, 2023 17:15 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Ormskirk	If it's sufficiently funked up to cause issues then trying to clean in situ isn't going to work. I would suggest removing the egr valve and cooler along with associated pipes and giving them a good soak in oven cleaner, rinse with boiling water from a kettle and repeat until acceptable. There's a few YouTube videos showing the process.

Feb 3rd, 2021, 23:36	#4
Cliffordsimms New Member Last Online: Mar 14th, 2022 00:17 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Edinburgh	So I didn't use the aerosol, but chose to take off egr and clean it( wasn't stuck or too dirty) remove the throttle housing( not too bad either) .cleaned everything up!! Air intake on the other hand was very oily so cleaned as far as I could reach. So my thoughts are a block in the PCV system/pipe/ valve... Has anyone got any tips on clearing it?? Would greatly appreciate a diagram

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