1.9 dci EGR valve problems

[colbarnett]

I have a 2003 Megane 1.9 dci, I have just cleaned the EGR valve, and now i have a loss of power.

when i put the valve back in all seemed fine as it knocked the check injection light out on the dash and seemed to be running fine, until i took it for a spin.
as there is no power top end well above 25mph really & light now back on.

I was wondering if the valve was now sticking, is there anything else i can do ? or I'm i looking at a new valve ?

all was fine until i cleaned the valve other than i had the check injection warning on the dash, but they was no problem with the power.

I have not touched anything else only cleaned the EGR valve & now have this problem.

anyone have any idea's ?

[pw981]

you could try going to Renault to get the EGR Valve re-initialised via CLIP, Renault's diagnostic software... other than that, the valve itself maybe faulty? Thats if the fault codes do relate to the valve, do you know what fault codes are showing up?

[colbarnett]

It's sorted now, i took it for a longer run, and is running fine now, power back to what it should be.
I think it just needed a bit of a run to clear itself, thanks for the reply anyway.

[pjsmoothie]

I had the same trouble with mine, it wouldn't go above 30MPH, then i booted it up the road, put my foot to the floor and a load of black crap came out the exhaust ( looked like something out of wacky racers) then it was fine after-wards. i came down the same road later on and i could see a black line about 2mtrs long in the road.

[Truckerdave]

A few weeks ago I started to lose power on my 1.9 dci, I got the fault code on the dash saying "Regenerate soot filter" and "Check Ignition", I've been told it could be down to the EGR valve, when I pull away from kerbside the power seems fine, but when I get to a hill there is big lack of power until I get just over 2000 rpm then I get a power boost and it goes like hell, any idea's ?

[AlexB]

It's in the driver's handbook for the car...
You need to regenerate the soot filter by driving fast for 20 minutes, if it is not too late. If late, then it will be very expensive.

This is a price to pay for Euro 4 emissions standard. This filter removes the soot from exhaust and needs to run very hot periodically in order to burn this soot. These filters are also known as DPF or FAP.

[Keyholder]

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