megane 2.0 dci egr valve

[bigcarnut]

Hi Guys

wondering if anybody can tell me if i should be cleaning out my egr valve on my car at regular intervals ??

my car has 70k miles 2007 there is nothing wrong with it runs really good just wondered if this is something i should be doing

if it should be done is it a difficult job

thanks

[Husky_Dog]

If its working fine and you do regular long run don't touch!

The life of the EGR is around 100,000 miles, then you'll start to get some fault codes and an amber engine light (boring). At this point the EGR will need to be replaced... No messing!
The mileage varies, but it will fail at some point due to the nature of where this valve lives and the job it does.

[bigcarnut]

Thanks for your reply mate

i will take your advice and just leave it

[Husky_Dog]

Forgot to mention - regular oil & filter changes help the health of the EGR valve a lot. I have my Scenic since birth. I started out on a 9000 mile oil and filter change, but due to changes in driving habits and location I have switched to a 6000 miles interval.

Currently living in Malta so the car gets a lot of low speed low mileage runs these days.

So far one EGR valve replaced. No further issues.

She runs like a dream! Love this 1.9 DCi..