How to Clean an EGR Valve......... Probably the best video ever

How to clean a EGR Valve and save money of hefty repair bills. Before you go and splash out on new parts, try this proven and tested method to ix your car and get rid of Engine fault codes.
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[@BMACCARMODS]

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[@bobgreene2892]

Your comment and warning about possible damage to aluminum surfaces from extended contact with oven cleaner was appropriate and reasonable. That said, the brief, scrubbing contact you demonstrated did a perfectly acceptable job. Thanks for the video.

[@miguelcpt]

I had the dreaded code P0403 last Thursday, watched this video and removed the EGR valve Friday, cleaned it and put it back on Saturday. Then I deleted the code and took my VW for a 20min drive for the computer to reset. Car is fine now! You have saved me some money, thanks.

[@JamesFarringtonUK]

Miguelcpt what vw you got!? My 1.6 polo having egr probs! P2455 error on dpf but think it more egr

[@ronaldmartin2274]

Bob the builder of the automotive world. “Can we fix it? Yes we can”.. My kind of guy, shame you don’t live next door. In this throw away world we live in, it’s refreshing to see someone finding a simple solution.

[@BMACCARMODS]

100%

[@paulg16]

Excellent down to earth video and great idea using using the oven cleaner. At the end of the day carbon is carbon and the oven clearn is spot on. I'm a trained engineer of 25years in industrial equipment and machinery and I think what you have done and how you have done it is spot on. Great video and thank you. Doesn't matter how much experience you have behind you, there is always something new to learn and try!

[@intestinalworm1202]

At a large industrial rail workshop an apprentice once left a 16cyl diesel aluminium engine block in a (very) hot, concentrated caustic bath over a long weekend - it was totally dissolved. However, in this application - no issue at all!!!

[@geoffcampbell7846]

Like it!! If you don't try, you won't win. I think the biggest problem is access to the EGR valve to remove it. I would love it if all car designers were made to remove and refit these high maintenance parts so that they never design in the nightmare problems of routine maintenance. Some manufactures get this right, but so many just don't.

[@peterness6860]

Well done good man !! Clear, logical instructions using clear, easy-to-follow filming and decent sound recording. Great to see a sensible bloke providing good advice that encourages the rest of us to waste less and save some dollars/pounds/euros/etc as well. Your video has convinced me that I should give it a go on my car too. Thanks for taking the time to make this clip.

[@ralphmctell5210]

2007 combo van 1.3 cdti, money light on, non starter. Bought cheap code reader (£17). Code P0400 EGR flow problems. Given difficulty of access to EGR solenoid, valve and attached water cooler, definitely replace with OE. Having got it off saw was jammed fully open, and had to be tapped shut with a hammer. It looked cleanable, so had a look and found your video. In short, with nothing to lose, I dug out my pretty strong bottle of gel oven cleaner. I kid you not, after half an hour I could have sold the part as brand new. After first brushing with gel, valve actually popped free. By time of third brushing it was smooth and so clean. Having found another video whereby they found out that this model of combo van wont run if EGR valve is stuck open, I chanced to not buy OE and put back the cleaned valve. Started first turn. Amazing, saved me and son (its his van) probably around £500? Its all round the back of engine. Coolant had to be drained, exp bottle off, fuel filter off, turbo pipes off, EGR coolant system off.....Thanks BMAC Cars & Mods.

[@BMACCARMODS]

These are the stories I love to hear. So Glad it helped. Saved you enough money to buy us a beer...hahaha

[@tylerbridgeman757]

Great video. Oven cleaner for egr is brilliant and cost effective. Best egr how-to-diy I have seen so far. I think I'll run the process with your method. Thanks mate.

[@johansmit4447]

Definitely one of the most interesting videos I've ever watched about the subject at hand, with the best clarity of video material for clear observations. Thank you very much.

[@VonSpud]

Great attention to detail...professional attitude I can admire. Thanks for your share Andrew.

[@intestinalworm1202]

Great video - very well done; great advice - punters need to save money these days and not just get dealers to replace parts that can be back to normal with a good clean - better on the environment and better on the hip pocket! Also, very satisfying to fix something yourself!!! Thanks mate!

[@adriandukes7690]

You said it cost you a fiver. So if it works good on you as you have saved yourself a bucket load of cash. If it don't work then you have tried your best. Great video

[@davidmoseley2277]

Absolutely brilliant. Thank you for well presented video and commentary.

[@BMACCARMODS]

Thank you#

[@tonyjones7372]

This guy does the best car repair vids on u-tube.

[@IOI769]

Outstanding video. Amazing result. I read online mechanics charge as much as $500 to change an EGR valve. Therefore, this is a great money saver.

[@drnh4444]

Forget all the specific EGR valve cleaners... Listen to this guy..Mr Muscle absolutely works MUCH better than any other option

[@Bowden999]

Good stuff, did this myself before seeing this a month or 2 ago on my VW T5. I used some oven cleaner in a bag from B&M for £2.99 it stained the aluminium but the van drives mint regardless if it's clocked elsewhere. It was also as bad as yours. Thumbs up

[@samirsadedis348]

Great stuff mate I always enjoy your videos ,done the same for my one and it worked again thank you ever so much . Keep up the great work.

[@BMACCARMODS]

Thank you

[@mrbartlomiej]

Good job mate. Appreciate it. Honest and simple. Keep it up. Cheers!

[@rodneycoburn8214]

Great video. Thanks for taking the time to produce it !!!

[@betterlookingthanyouravera9619]

As always top work bro always enjoy your videos and commentary....keep up the top work . ✌😉

[@Broomehall]

Always nice to see an easy layman's aporoach, clearly filmed in plain speak with no faffing about, I've been in the business 40 years, and what you do here can often work really well, i know of loads of garage repair shops that use Mr Muscle, among other things, it won't work all the time, but no harm in trying, and as you say, value for money and a little time, plus .... if it doesnt work you've not lost a fortune, well done .... top lad !

[@erwinswartz8177]

Now I can fix my Isuzu with the advice I've obtained here because it's not picking up speed

[@duanerykhus9425]

Thank you for your videos i find they vary helpful. Just cleaned my egr valve on my 2006 Beetle 1.9 diesel. Make more video if you can you do good work.

[@FatRakoon]

I have had my SAAB break down because of carbon build up. Was not just in the EGR Valve, but my Swirls flaps also wore their holes so badly, that I needed a new inlet manifold and swirl flaps and so, if your carbon build up is THAT bad, I wqould suggest that you also check your inlet manifold and swirl flaps also because it almost killed my engine as the previous owner obviously saw how bad it had got and did nothing to sort it, just sold it off, and I was left witt a car that cost me 5 grand to buy and after only 3 months, I was left with a car that was in permanent limp mode until I had it rebuilt. Its now smooth as silk mind you and I am in love with her at long last.

[@ewannutley5396]

good job man, I swear i saw one of your vids replacing a clutch on a golf? Well anyway that worked a treat, so im going follow this one with a egr on different car.

[@jasonmurphy435]

you talk a lot of sense.thanks for the video👍

[@BMACCARMODS]

Thank you

[@majorchaos7932]

Great tip, and what a result! When I saw that EGR I thought “mate, that’s for the bin that one” but what a result! Awesome, and cheap too

[@arttafil6792]

Major Chaos, I’m glad I read your reply! You are an intelligent person that, like myself believe somethings that have been demonstrated to be TRUE, Of course having said what I have as have you, you do realize that both of our immortal Souls are condemned to the eternal fires of Damnation! Sounds good huh? I tell you what, you bring a couple of Tankards and I’ll bring at least a case of Bailey’s Irish Cream Liquor! Hey mate, who said that eternal damnation needed to be miserable? Beside that, I got a secret for ya. You know all those 72 Virgins that the Islamic radical fighters think they’re going to get when they die in a jihad? I’ve already secreted them away for myself and any of my mates to enjoy!!!

[@arttafil6792]

See, I told you that I enjoy bringing humor to everyone’s party. Oh and by the way this’ll explain why I’m like I am. Former Active Duty F4 Phantom Pilot AND former Active Duty Naval Aviator, Marine of course. SEMPER-FI! :) :) :)

[@andrewthefarmer7671]

Mr muscle ROCKS!!! any one criticising this must be a garage not getting our Money!

[@gandhi1078]

Andrew Thefarmer I don’t think Barry Scott would agree with you

[@joshfoley8862]

Haha... they'll get your money once you bugger up the EGR system and don't know how to fix it :)

[@anettekottise3516]

Mechanic replaced my genuine EGR valve with cheap EGR valve ... braking the EGR cooler at the same time . Only for another garage to fix , costing X amount and plus unnecessary stress !

[@aftabak7599]

Many thanks for your excellent vedio. Please keep up the good works. regards aa

[@johnjones375]

Great video,when mine clogged up on Astra ,I bought a new one was about 60 pound I was advised once there clogged there never the same,wished I had done what you did,I know in future

[@brianmullins5824]

Great video,and very well explained,given me the knowledge to attempt the job myself 👍👍

[@wickedlou9]

If the EGR is that clogged up with carbon, the rest of the intake system is probably the same. You also need to pull the intake manifold off and clean that too.

[@amjadameen3017]

@ivor biggun what you mean by blanked ? i saw couple comments before also in which they talk about blanking...Please educate me ? thanks

[@amj4822]

@ivor biggun Aaalright...thank you ivor

[@MadhuMadhu-rl7ce]

@Blind Squid nice learnt something new

[@k1ortia]

@Kris Nicholson not at all, most egr valves are under the ugly plastics under the bonnet, and no m.o.t tester is allowed to remove any plastics under the bonnet, also the egr valve is not part of the m.o.t., dpf maybe but not egr.

[@k1ortia]

@John Smithy better running and not having your engine go bang in the future.

[@shotta287]

Great videos and you come across as a genuinely top man. Wish your channels all the success.

[@BMACCARMODS]

Thank you

[@gencouple]

Following my Skoda Yeti control system warning light coming on. I am almost hoping this is the same issue as the one you so brilliantly describe. Thumbs up good fella!

[@drnh4444]

That's absolutely brilliant buddy!!!!! Really really well done.... Very much appreciate your video and tips. I need to do the same job so Mr Muscle here I come haha... Thanks mate

[@philzambo]

Good to have you back Boydie

[@BMACCARMODS]

Cheers Phil

[@tapioautti7265]

Use gun bore cleaner....

[@zombiedeathkill666]

Best comment "I'm not saying you can wash an airplane with it"

[@johnmorganwesternspy8786]

See dem big clumps running though!

[@argonaut6386]

Great video thanks. I clean mine about every six months as the valve stuck open once and the car died as it was essentially running on exhaust gas. What I do is unbolt the motor from the back and push the sprung valve in and out to clean the shaft too. What happens is the carbon sticks to the valve stem and stops the spring from closing the valve again. Be careful though and make sure you only press the middle of the valve stem. If you press on the retaining plate the split collects can come off. It's then a fiddly two person job to fit them back on and trapping them back under the plate. Dismantling it like this is the best way to clean it but isn't for the feint hearted. If you lose one of those collets you could be looking at a new valve ££££.

[@Back2Africa_Overland]

Just bought EGR cleaner, I wish i had seen this video first. well done thanks for sharing ..

[@bartekkotynski8833]

Very good job. I use this over cleaner to clean manifold, it's amazing.

[@anthonyspurgeon6443]

really good honest video keep em coming

[@SalfordRedDevil]

Excellent, simple no BS video and explanations, thank you, liked and subscribed. Respect from Manchester.

[@max1chase166]

Great video, should have seen this 6 months ago before I spent $430 to replace my bad one on my Isuzu. To add to your video show using compressed air to dry it all out and blow out any additional residue, again Great Job and keep saving money.

[@BMACCARMODS]

Will you be sending me a compressor soon...lol

[@Lutonman2010]

Great video. I’m definitely gonna try this. I’ve been quoted £250 plus vat to change the egr on my transit.

[@danw1374]

Garages are a rip off. Just go on ebay you can pick up a brand new EGR for under £50. Easy to fit as well.

[@timramm1]

I've got a mk5 could I remove it myself without any difficulties

[@jamiedyer7782]

That's cheap as chips mate

[@cptdavepilm3235]

dude, good idea with the mister muscle, something i find works great is Cillit Bang.... i sprayed that on my brothers one and waited 5 mins then washed it off and the thing looked brand new, amazing what house hold cleaners can do for cars :)

[@XavierAncarno]

Crazy Right... Lot of car products especially for detailing/cleaning use the same formula as your everyday household cleaning products. They just packages the things with a pleasant wording and a nice bottle.

[@Nobody-U-Want-2-Know]

Clit bang...

[@crpth1]

For what it's worth. In spite several pro versions of mechanical workshop products. There's 2 household products that have a permanent space in my garage. Oven cleaner and air spray! Both on the cheapest option/brand I can find. AND no, I don't have an oven in the garage, neither an hair salon! LOL 😂 Oven cleaner is excellent for anything involving removal of carbon and grease (ex. heads, valves, EGR). The air spray is for assembling tires! Lubricate the bead during assembly and "glue" it temporarily. Leave no marks, don't make a mess, easily applied (spray) and come out with plain water (rain, wash...) ;-)

[@88KeysIdaho]

@@crpth1 Do you mean "Hair Spray" ??

[@ghettojournalisttv5647]

@@Nobody-U-Want-2-Know😂😂😂😂

[@thedaftcoont]

WOW! What a result! Thank you for the informative video. All the best 👍

[@NINJA2da]

I have a Toyota 3rd gen Prius. I used an extra reach 12 mm racheting wrench for the three Nuts in the back and had a hard time reaching the 4th HIDDEN 12 mm nut underneath the EGR cooler. Used a Torx E8 socket for the two Bolts ( in the back of EGR cooler) and we finally freed the EGR assembly. Good video

[@BMACCARMODS]

Very nice!

[@tylermachicek4776]

As a deisel mechanic if its cleanable..I would soak it in muscle magic over night..and next day clean and repeat if necessary..the muscle magic works great..

[@MA-kt8ly]

Awesome job

[@daniellee9015]

Hi my friend loved the video totally works used me muscle and we40 to unclog the thing my valve was solid stuck and piston at top now working free and fast I have a Saab 95 2.2 tid it now touches 5000 revs never known that with a diesel

[@tam2083]

Well done mate I am doing mine just now fantastic video straight to the point 👍

[@gusnilsson6928]

brilliant video. you are great at describing everything. Going to check out your other videos now.

[@BMACCARMODS]

Thank you, I appreciate that

[@Juanness1]

I just have an EGR issue...going to try this. Thx

[@amabeza]

Me too

[@Daedalus_UK]

have you?

[@theopinion9452]

and??

[@shifty2755]

Thanks for sharing.

[@davidgibson8388]

Clear, concise instructions Easy to follow, Thx

[@CraigMansfield]

That's "right nice"! Splendid job. I'm the same as you, "if a job's not right; it's wrong". I want to take mine off, just to have a look and give it a clean..... Yes, I'm going to do it!! 👍😁👍

[@bashkhan9276]

Mr muscle power to the rescue nice video

[@j0rzeh]

Cleaning doesn't always work, sometimes the actuator fails due to the coils breaking down from fighting the resistance of the carbon...

[@privateuser4958]

What a perfect job You have done

[@cbarnes5519]

Thank you for this video. I'm really struggling to find the part brand new so I'm hoping a clean will fix my issue!

[@grant-6496]

A paint thinner and paint brush also works well to remove carbon deposits from EGR valves

[@bobbythompson3544]

grant - No it doesn't

[@grant-6496]

@@bobbythompson3544 i have used paint thinner to remove carbon blocked EGR valves many times and is a prefered method in the industry

[@iianantir1]

I love your videos. I've learned so much about maintaining my TDI from you. Instead of Mr muscle I'd use Carbon-off! safe for all metals and boy does it do a number on a waffle iron.

[@unkjason]

Fantastic voice, very easy to understand. Great informative video. Thanks

[@BMACCARMODS]

You are welcome

[@regferraris]

lol love your sense of humour lol

[@handsfree1000]

Useful information here, thanks

[@tedsmith6137]

Mr Muscle comes in Caustic and non-caustic versions. The Non-caustic stuff works fine on aluminium. I use it to clean model a/c engines. Warm ethylene glycol auto coolant might work well too.

[@clairemarie8862]

I’ve cleaned a turbo out with oven cleaner worked a treat also mr muscle lime scale remover on corroded electronic terminals is amazing same result with that bang and the dirt is gone stuff

[@endurotruckererniedesjardins]

YAMAHA COMBUSTION CHAMBER CLEANER . This stuff is strong stuff. I use it on 2 stroke snowmobile srx700 and motocross yz250 powervalves to clean carbon off.

[@kameronstout4847]

enduro trucker Ernie Desjardins I’m not a fan of Mopar, but they make a good spray foam combustion chamber cleaner it’s in a white and blue can and it is expensive but it’s AWESOME

[@jaroslavzaruba2765]

is it an alternative to the sea-weed ppl use to clean engines?

[@chrislacey9019]

Thanks for posting, pal. Looking braw !

[@davidbuchanan3374]

Wow thats like new. Great upload thanku for sharing..

[@craigbeavan1033]

cheers mate done what you said and different car running sweet as the 186.00 garage bill you saved me, keep up the good work pal.

[@BMACCARMODS]

Glad it helped you

[@brandonblair6868]

If you live in an area where you can get away with it... I find the best cleaning method is had by removing the EGR valve and placing it in the garbage. Block off plate and ecu reflash to get away from it throwing the egr fault code. 555,555km on my pd tdi this week.

[@davidwarren4569]

Brandon Blair. please explain the ecu reflash

[@brandonblair6868]

@@davidwarren4569 If you do an egr delete, your ecu will throw a egr fault code when you start back up...Your engine lite will come on. Theres no harm done to anything if you continue driving the vehicle if its throwing the fault, but if you want to get permanently rid of the check engine lite, you'll need to take your car or ecu to tdi tuner...someone whose like a franchisee to Malone or Kerma tuning. They plug into your ecu and tell it to not throw a fault code when it recognizes that the egr valve is no longer there. This is also usually a complementary flash if your getting a tune.

[@hughmarcus1]

That works fine on older diesels, but the modern ones with electronic EGRs can’t be sorted this way. For some you can still put a blanking plate in & fool the ECU into thinking the EGR is working ( when all it’s doing is opening & closing). There are now vehicles out there with sensors that measure the gas flow through the EGR. They can’t be blanked.

[@northernidahooutdoors3748]

I’ve always found the best way to clean them is to get rid of them!.. The sooner the better too in order to keep the rest of your intake clean..

[@TheDobbins39]

Was just about to head out the day for some fancy egr cleaner till I watched your video. Got a tin of mr muscle in the kitchen. So my egr is gona be a free clean the day. Lol. Good excuse to get out of cleaning oven too.

[@simonheard5975]

Couldn't find Mr Muscle Foam but used Cilit Bang's bathroom surface power foam and this did the job perfectly. Followed your advise, spent about £5 and about 1 hour and it looks brand new. Hopefully that'll fix my 03 Mondeo from cutting out around 3k rpm.

[@romakayak]

I cleaned my intake with Cillit Bang, when I started the engine it went bang!

[@RobertKohut]

Nice!! Probably doing it a bit sooner would be wise... :-)

[@kaillinmcmahon4974]

Well i can rest easy now I have seen the best video ever, life is complete Excellent use of bamboozled my guy

[@BMACCARMODS]

Then show me a better, cleaner, more budget friendly, no special tools EGR cleaning video..... I will wait

[@civicaerodeck14]

This is a really good vid! I have watched other vid for hours with all of the BS products and sanding stories and so on....This is cheap and good. The only problem are the 45 minutes sitting there. My back hurts after 5 mins :D

[@BMACCARMODS]

Medicate the back with beer and wine via the Esophagus...lol

[@sonyhk3824]

Well done. Cheers

[@gregorythoman8281]

You must be kidding? You dont use oven cleaner on an egr valve. This guy gives backyard mechanics a bad name.

[@robertmillward4229]

mate bugger the negative comments good video

[@BMACCARMODS]

Thank you, I appreciate that

[@Freedom-vb6jf]

Yes, Men, very good job You have done. Tnx

[@hungry4solidtrax]

Great tip, nice little trick to add to my arsenal of money saving hacks :)

[@hashtagmechanicltd6043]

don't forget to thoroughly clean down and spray over with wd40 (other brands available) especially the moving part of the egr as you can cause damage to the seals.

[@markweeks7548]

Wd40 are you silly lol .....

[@jonwcs5842]

Damn! Oven Cleaner is such an obvious one for this. Im trying it tomorrow. Thanks

[@jd6549]

Great job and good advice. Many thanks

[@james-tm1rm]

Brilliant stuff!! Clearly explained!! Thankyou!!

[@mixedflix9147]

I had EGR valve problem but bought a new one...man, I prob could of cleaned malfunctioning dirty one🤔.

[@macmac9140]

Don't be lazy and stop procrastinating 😉

[@wizardzx2]

Wash an aeroplane :) love it

[@iiredeyeiiredeye1569]

Great video mate...thanks 👍

[@danthetourist]

Cracking result man, I used your advice about steam cleaning the head internally on my 1984 land rover 110. The results were great at first but sadly didn't last.

[@BMACCARMODS]

Glad it helped. But you must understand that if something is wrong with your vehicle it must be addressed first for long term results.

[@yuziklabetski4433]

a biggiest thankfull from my wallet mate !!!!

[@BMACCARMODS]

Glad it helped

[@matthewjackson3034]

Would this work on my 2.0 diesel x type?

[@crpth1]

Short answer: Yes! ANY component that's failing due to soot accumulation will benefit from cleaning. EGR's included, as seen in this video. Point being, that if the failure has electronic, pneumatic, etc. causes. Than cleaning will do nothing for it. By far and wide the soot accumulation is the main failure point of EGR's! ;-)

[@BMACCARMODS]

Just like he said

[@willgatenby4118]

Really helpful, thanks man.

[@silkyg3400]

Brilliant video best I've seen, straight and to the point,thanx!!

[@BMACCARMODS]

Gad it helped

[@MichaelEllisYT]

BMAC: "I'm not saying you should clean an airplane with it." Me spraying oven-cleaner on my plane to clean it: *surprised Pikachu face*

[@BMACCARMODS]

thank you

[@paulwhite7475]

The joys of living in Africa include the fact that just about every car that's out of warranty has had the EGR bypassed

[@efirizaki5656]

.....lucky

[@kingnick4884]

And the cat removed.

[@paulwhite7475]

@@kingnick4884 how do you play ? 😆

[@23hublock1]

It's a useful video....he's not doing anything wrong, just cleaning. If that's what the government and therefore manufacturers insist we have to have....then it's what we have to live with....just some basic maintenance to keep the car going. It's pretty much back to how it was when it left the showroom....fair play. I check my 1.9 AWX Passat EGR once a year, only ever grubby, never any coke build up.....AWX for the win! lol

[@exgunnerdaz]

Great vid going to do mine this way thanks pal👍👍