The complete guide to EGR cleaning (1.6HDi and 1.6TDCi engines)

How to properly clean the EGR valve in 1.6HDi/TDCi engines. This is a complete guide with all steps included and taking the EGR valve completely apart. Timings are below.
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Here are the components that I used:
The replacement EGR valve that I used was HELLA (amazon UK): amzn.to/2MJFLFm or ebay: ebay.us/rFvz9i
The Clic-R tool to undo the clic-r clamp, Draper 89791 (amazon UK): amzn.to/2pl6Oi5 or ebay: ebay.us/tWLSZq
The replacement EGR clic-r clamp that I used for easier removal in future (amazon UK): amzn.to/2prXicU or ebay: ebay.us/O8RSAS (Peugeot/Citroen part number: 1628 3J)
The Diesel Fuel Filter: Delphi HDF939 (amazon UK): amzn.to/2ORSsR1 or ebay: ebay.us/6Fp3oR
The water in diesel sensor with Peugeot/Citroen part number: 191311 (ebay: ebay.us/fW944s)
EGR valve bolts Peugeot/Citroen part number: 162793 (ebay: ebay.us/sOGVPY)
14 pcs E Star Torx Socket Set for the EGR valve bolts (amazon UK): amzn.to/3KvULUe or ebay: ebay.us/VL0FfX
Wynn's Diesel EGR valve cleaner (amazon UK): amzn.to/33xTaHh or ebay: ebay.us/MEKvAH
My torque wrench (2-24Nm) (amazon UK): amzn.to/39x9SdX or ebay: ebay.us/BgMfWN
00:00 - Introduction
00:36 - Overview of the 1.6HDi
01:00 - Removal of air intake
03:30 - Unclip MAF
04:00 - Unclip crankcase breather
05:45 - crankcase breather (PCV valve) o-ring
06:18 - Remove air filter box
08:50 - Remove Fuel filter
13:44 - Water in fuel sensor
14:21 - Remove fuel filter bracket
15:02 - First view of the EGR
15:18 - Location of EGR gasket
16:11 - Original clic-r EGR clamp + tool to remove it
17:31 - Replacement clic-r clamp
18:04 - Remove clic-r EGR clamp
19:30 - Unscrew the two EGR valve bolts
23:42 - EGR is out!
24:14 - First look at the carbon build up in the EGR
26:10 - Taking the top part of the EGR
27:45 - A view of the EGR valve channel and rotating pin
31:50 - The actual cleaning of the EGR valve with cleaner
32:28 - The EGR is spotless!
33:44 - Taking apart the electronic part of the EGR
35:47 - Putting back the top (electronic) part of the EGR
38:10 - Putting back together the whole EGR
40:54 - Putting the EGR valve back in
45:25 - Putting the fuel filter bracket
46:03 - Putting the fuel filter
47:15 - Putting the air filter box back in
48:18 - Putting the air pipes back in
50:24 - Getting the air out of the fuel system
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Fix rattling air filter box ( • How to fix rattling ai... )
Fit a water in diesel/fuel sensor ( • How to fit a water in ... )
Clic-r tool with the original clamp ( • removal EGR valve 1.6h... )
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Assemble the electronic part of an EGR valve ( • How to assemble the el... )
This video is a complete guide how to get to the EGR valve in 1.6HDi/TDCi engines. The car is a 1.6HDi Peugeot Partner 2007 (90bhp; M59). This is the same as Citroen Berlingo from the same year. This guide should be similar to other Peugeot and Citroen cars, also Ford 1.6TDCi, apart from the position of the airbox filter.
There were no errors, but with a faulty EGR valve you may get some of these error codes: P0490, P1162, P0401 and P0409.
This is a replacement EGR valve. I replaced my original EGR valve ~1.8 years ago and travelled ~20,000 miles since then. The carbon build up in the EGR valve is from this mileage.
When cleaning the EGR valve use carburettor cleaner or diesel EGR cleaner. Do not use oven cleaner. Oven cleaners will contain NaOH/KOH. These react with the aluminium in the EGR valve and will dissolve it.
The whole process of cleaning the EGR valve takes ~2-3h. 10-12Nm torque for EGR bolts and bolts for diesel fuel filter bracket.
#HDi #EGR #HDiEGR
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[@moremolecules]

I am sure a lot of people are thinking, that is a lot of effort. Can I just use an air intake spray and be done with this. Here is the result using a spray vs. toothbrush: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaC2qZlsbKinfqs Also, for cleaning the EGR valve, use any carb cleaner or even better, dishwashing liquid and water. See here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaC2qZlsbKinfqs

[@gsmith5865]

Thanks for the description very informative. What I found when doing this was that the parts had become magnetised making assembly difficult with the spring being magnetised it was jumping out of position .I eventually assembled and fount the rotor sticking/jerking and not returning to position. i left this overnight intending to de-magnetise the next day. came back the next day without doing anything the rotor was turning freely as it should. What happened overnight ... I don't know?

[@nigelmitchell351]

Hi MM, have you considered blanking the egr valve on this engine ? I did this to my C-max, 2005, 2.0L TDI and produced a big improvement in mpg and performance. I'd like to do it to my 2017, 1.5L HDI blue in my Peugeot 2008. Also at what mileage would you expect the egr to give problems ? Your opinion would be much valued, thanks.

[@moremolecules]

@@nigelmitchell351 Good question nigel. I have considered it, but unlikely I will do it. Several reasons for that. Diesels get vilified a lot and blanking these does not help us using our diesels. There will be quite a bit more pollution once the EGR is blanked, mainly Nox. So, it will be polluting more. Separate from that is the operating temperature of the engine, the EGR reduces that, so a blanked EGR will increase a bit your cylinder temperature. There are multitude of positives to using the EGR, from pumping losses to making the cylinders/volume smaller when not needed, e.g. driving on a motorway, so that all in all reduces consumption. Good video that describes all of these is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKPTqn-shdSXocU

[@alansimpson432]

A genuine person trying to help fellow motorists save money10 out of 10 well done.

[@leoncampbell2913]

Don't normally comment on these how to videos, but this by far is the most comprehensive well explained tutorial I have ever come across, thank you

[@moremolecules]

Thank you leon for the good words! Appreciated

[@karoscgot]

This is, by far, the best video I've managed to find on how to locate and remove the EGR-valve! Thank you so much and especially for taking your time, making sure to show how all the plugs are connected/disconnected and all the attachmentpoints for both the valve and all the plastic hosing.

[@markkennedy9535]

Amazing isn't it, I'm blanking mine off tomorrow as I have had it remapped with EGR and DPF delete

[@Itsonlymakebelieve]

Brilliant. Your attention to detail is second to none. Thank you.

[@dragop7913]

Very thorough video.Thank you for taking the time and effort to explain, in detail, how go about removing,stripping,cleaning and reinstalling the egr valve.Much appreciated!

[@kryspinwach7376]

Excellent job. Especially when you explain how to put back the electric part of EGR (spring).

[@user-mh6ie7ue8q]

Thank you for this instructions. That the best and more details for new drivers. Home service station! Respekt.

[@stankernaghan1908]

Fantastic video even a beginner like myself could follow this video and understand what was being done. Many thanks

[@flappingarms9335]

Top quality video, thank you. I can now do my own EGR with confidence.

[@screws72]

Excellent video, i can't thank you enough, i even changed my rail sensor while the egr was out, took it for a good run today, ran great, even got rid of the air pollution fault.

[@moremolecules]

Nice one paul and thank you for the comment.

[@hristomilmladenov9221]

Great video! Everything is explained step by step!

[@505allan]

I’m going to add what a few people have said on the comments. That I am so impressed with the talk through and video of this. By far the best explanation and video step by step guide I’ve seen. Thank you so much. I’ve now subscribed and going to be watching a lot more of your videos. Cheers.

[@moremolecules]

Many thanks indeed for the good words, really appreciated! I generally try to do videos that I would want to watch and see how it is done and be able to do it myself from watching the video, rather than something quick and some important bits missing. I do not always suceed though.

[@davidchoonage9324]

Great video, very informative and easy instructions to follow, thanks for posting

[@jollysailor7550]

Thank you very much. You saved me from a lot of head scratching. You audio explanations are very detailed but easy to understand.

[@juanbravo105]

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[@karlfrankham6655]

This is by far the most thorough video i have watched, i only wanted to change a tyre but i learned how to change an egr valve aswell 😉... absolutely fantastic, keep it up buddy!! Karl from wales 👊

[@moremolecules]

Hahaha, thank you karl, much appreciated.

[@antoniocruz5714]

Very clear and instructive! Congratulations!

[@lyfe.2881]

Thank you so much i've been able to clean my egr valve following your video step by step ! Much love

[@timjones4844]

Of all the citroen / HD engine videos i have watched this guy is the TOPS ! Fantastic , thank you Marcus 🙏🙏🎶🎵🎶🎵

[@moremolecules]

Thank you! Means a lot.

[@MrCurative]

Thank you for taking the time to make and share these helpful videos. Not sure I would have worked out the spring on the EGR acruator without your demonstration. For non Partner owners the air box has to be taken apart before it will clear the bulkhead, Just 3 screws with allen heads so not too bad.

[@tm2204]

Excellent video. Covers all the little issues you will possibly come across.

[@mihailshipkov_bg]

Много добро помагало за почистване на EGR клапана на MAZDA 3 (BK) 1.6 MZ-CD. Браво и много благодаря на more molecules за каченото видео.😀

[@johndavies8355]

Brilliant exclamations for the whole process 😊

[@EPDMOTORSPORT]

Thank you! Excellent video.

[@NeoEletto24]

Great video,I really appreciate the fact that you specified the torque for the egr bolts too. Cheers.

[@moremolecules]

I always do torque with a torque wrench, as I am a bit ham fisted and tend to snap bolts. I generally do not rely on my feel for the bolts, I always think they are not tight enough 🙂

[@NeoEletto24]

@@moremolecules me too,I use the torque wrench for every bolt. Thanks again.

[@jimstelljes3925]

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing.

[@larsesilen]

Thanks for a very useful video. A removed and cleaned the EGR on a C4 picasso where the acessibility is very poor. Three hands would be needed for re-assembly and there is space for one and a half ... My problem was to avoid dropping the thin plate between engine and the EGR. My ultimate solution was two small drops of super glue close to the bolts loosely fixing the plate to the EGR. When the glue had dried it was easy to connect the EGR to the intercooler and then attaching bolts. No risk of dropping the plate! I guess that the small amount of glue won't interfere with the intended fit. Seems to work!

[@adolfomotta489]

HUGE THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO! I disassembled, cleaned and reassembled the EGR valve of my 2007 Peugeot 307 SW, all in less than 3 hours! THANK YOU!!! IMMENSAMENTE GRAZIE PER QUESTO VIDEO! Grazie a questo ho smontato, ripulito e rimontato la valvola EGR della mia Peugeot 307 SW del 2007, il tutto in meno di 3 ore! GRAZIE!!!

[@moremolecules]

Grazie per le belle parole e felice che sia stato di aiuto

[@deedevin]

As per many of the other comments - thank you for going into detail, especially all of the various plugs and clips. When you can't see how they undo it is easy to break things ( for me anyway).

[@moremolecules]

Many thanks indeed for the nice comment, I certainly appreciate it. I do the videos, or at least try to do them in a way that one can see all the details even if I have not done that before. I hate when some details are not given and I have no idea how to do something. Then I spend 3 days looking at other videos for that particular detail. Unfortunately not always possible to cover everything even with best of intentions. All the best

[@stefanm67]

What an excellent video! I have exactly the same model and your video will help me immensely when I tackle this job tomorrow..Thank you and I have subscribed as you seem to have lots of interesting stuff on your channel.

[@stefanm67]

I have now done the job and want to say thank you so much. It was very easy because I had seen your video.

[@argyrisb.1309]

Very informative. Thank you for taking all this time to make the video.

[@ajwalou-nack2343]

Thank you for your information and your time . When I did mine I just pushed the fuel filter to one side and undid the frame that holds it . That way I didn't have to mess around with it .

[@stevenhenson7927]

Thankyou for your in-depth instruction

[@davidmorgan3789]

Excellent video. My wife's Citroën C4 has much the same engine and we were quoted AUD2,500 to replace the valve, which the garage says has a faulty (intermittent), "sticking", EGR valve. Needless to say, we won't be bothering the garage again regarding the EGR valve.

[@moremolecules]

Hi David, EGR valves are a bit expensive and it takes time to get to it and replace it, but AUD2,500 is way too much. 1/2 of that is kind of acceptable for a complete replacement.

[@3DVOROS]

El mejor tutorial que he visto....muchisimas gracias por compartir.!!! Me va a ser de gran ayuda....

[@moremolecules]

Muchas gracias por el comentario y aliento.

[@ranjitlakhabhai1308]

Thanks for showing its best way i liked your video discription and in detail without missing picture or great

[@jozsefszakacs7394]

Realy helpful

[@Quibus777]

Awesome! When you showed that special tool for the round clamp I was like "hmm can't we fit a ring clamp that uses a screw, and then you tell you did just that, nice!

[@halilsahanoglu7468]

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[@flappingarms9335]

Tool costs less than £10 in the UK. Not expensive considering lots of cars use them.

[@lorenreyes2855]

Great video! Thank You Very Much With Your Great knowledge And patience.

[@hakan_0285]

Beautiful mastery

[@diannegoncalves8616]

Thank you for taking the fear out of working on this engine, God bless you

[@moremolecules]

Thank you, once you see it visually it is relatively easy to do.

[@Hugobros3]

Amazing level of detail !

[@moremolecules]

Hi Gobrosse, that is how I like to do it, hopefully it is easier for people to do it themselves.

[@Hugobros3]

​@@moremolecules I did the operation on my recently acquired 2004 C3 XTR, with the DV4TED4 engine (the 1.4hdi 16 valver that the 1.6 replaced), it was similar enough, but I have a few remarks: - (on my model at least) you can get away with not undoing the fuel filter, just sliding it out of it's rails and shoving it away allows for removing the airbox with a bit of shuffling arround. So I saved having to worry about bubbles in my system/priming it with the pump. - you didn't cover cleaning the EGR tube that goes from the EGR valve to the intake. That tube was a massive pita to get out since I had ECU wiring in the way and didn't figure out how to unplug it. On mine, the EGR valve itself was the pneumatic version and was barely dirty, but the tube was absolutely filthy and I suspect was causing issues. I cleaned it up with a stick, soap, WD40 and the hose, then erased the error codes and the engine light went away, hopefully it stays that way. I'll make sure to regularly blast it clean on the autobahn :)

[@moremolecules]

@@Hugobros3 Yes I did not, but it is on my todo list. The thing is that apart from the EGR pipe, one also probably needs to clean the air intake for the cylinders, as these will be also covered with soot. Because it is quite a bit of work removing all the wiring and injector pipes, I am waiting to get a second car and then do all the work. I do not think it matters if you give it a blast now and then, it will generate the soot anyway. The main problem is the oil that goes from the crankcase/turbo and creates a bit of hard mixture with the soot. Maybe the 1.4hdi is a bit better in that respect, but I doubt it.

[@CASHSEC]

Excellent video. Have had mine fitted without removal to 150,000 miles. Just starting to get boost faults. Time to check out.

[@oooyugi]

Thank You for this Tutorial. You have saved me the workshop costs for someone else to be doing the work @ £70 or hr. I appreciate this very much.

[@moremolecules]

Thank you very much indeed oooyugi, really appreciated! It makes my day when I receive a comment like this. Generally very few garages will clean the EGR valve, they always push for a new valve.

[@oooyugi]

@@moremolecules Hey Friend you made my day with this brilliant How-To film. Curious -Can I use some thin ( 1 or 2mm ) Tin Plate out of my garage for a Home Made Blanking Plate ? Or does it need to be Stainless Steel ? Also should there be a hole in said plate for the EML to go off ? Thanks 🙏

[@moremolecules]

@@oooyugi You can use anything. I would just get a blanking plate from a coke can or a beer can. It does not need to be stainless steel. It is a good question about the hole. I do not know the answer to that. Depending on the model you might not get EML from the blanking plate. For other car makes they have been successful with one or several holes to avoid EML. I guess you could try and see if that is the case with your model.

[@oooyugi]

@@moremolecules Hi. Also. Does the EGR Valve still have to work, even with a Blanking Plate fitted. Otherwise the van will remain on Limp Mode ? I suppose I’m asking can the faulty EGR be unplugged (or fault deleted on computer diagnostics ) and considered void with Plate in situ. As EGR isn’t being used no more so I will be basically buying a new EGR just to continue a correct electrical circuit. I hope I’m making sense.

[@moremolecules]

@@oooyugi As far as I know, it will not work if you just unplug it. The computer knows that it is unplugged and will give you EML. The trick is to have it plugged, but blocked. If the EGR is faulty, the computer might still recognise this and give you EML.

[@mariuszmarius2214]

Świetny poradnik💪

[@harry13853]

I cleaned the EGR valve with an ultrasonic cleaner. It works very well.

[@moremolecules]

Yes, that should work really well. Unfortunately I do not have one to try.

[@drjeffmorris]

You explained things fairly well

[@roncorsica2a47]

Good step by step vidéo. Thanks for showing all the procedure with propre comments.

[@mousaazar]

Excellent job thanks 👍👍

[@seanguild6528]

brilliant video, helped a lot when i had to remove the erg on my fiat scudo van

[@moremolecules]

Hi sean, glad it has helped, but did not know it is similar, if it is, for the fiat scudo van.

[@seanguild6528]

peugeot expert, citroen dispatch and fiat scudo all the same. 👍🏻

[@moremolecules]

@@seanguild6528 Ha, thanks for the info, much appreciated. It makes sense I guess, same as the pugs/ford/volvo/suzuki/mazda with respect to the 1.6HDi/TDCi

[@SOFIBURG]

43/5000 thank you for the video tomorrow I'm going to clean EGR on mine SHITROEN

[@moremolecules]

Good luck :-)

[@johnlentzos6132]

Sir you have earned a subscriber, top video, thank you for all the effort!

[@Mr123fx]

Fantastic video and explanation, thank you very much

[@moremolecules]

Thanks Colin, appreciate it.

[@user-uo1ui3bo2k]

Thank you ... this is very helpful...well done 👍👍👍👍

[@allansmith3247]

Thanks mate I'm currently under my bonnet watching this... NOW i know how to do it❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@nevilleosullivan2935]

Genuinely excellent guide. I did the same on a C4 Grand Picasso, A LOT less room but eventually sorted. The bracket between the EGR and recirculating pipe needs to be fully removed before you pull out the EGR, I managed to bend the pipe and pipe flanges a bit because I left the bracket on not wanting to lose it in the engine bay. Thank you! Brilliant. 😁👍

[@mohamedadem9374]

You'r doing a great job

[@petersomthing9508]

Intake spay never works It's always best to remove EGR valve to clean , great video again makes the job easy after watching this video .

[@carloscedeno8083]

excelente video amigo....excelent video pal

[@russellrrenshaw1730]

Thaks for showing that cable clip on the egr ;-)

[@Rapas4U]

*Thanks for this vid !* 😉👍

[@paulknowles9727]

What a cracking video. Although i don't have a 1.6 but a 2015 Euro 5 Expert 2.0 hdi 130bhp with the same symptoms. The boost is there especially in 1st gear but quickly disappears. It takes around 20+ seconds to get to 60mph. It's had a brand new turbo and EGR fitter in the last 10k miles. Also throttle body and inlet manifold removed and cleaned. No fault codes on mine. Full service too. New MAF and MAP. Trouble is it's so tight in my engine bay. I can't access the solenoids at the back of the engine. Because the turbo works intermittently i don't think it's a pipe off but i could be losing boost The EGR seems to operate on startup too, so it's all got me a bit stumped. Thanks for the vid.

[@moremolecules]

I completely sympathise with the amount of space. I would certainly look into the turbo solenoid. It could well be a bit stuck, so little boost provided. There was a video somewhere of cleaning it, but difficult to get to and the price of a new one is really cheap. Not too certain about the 2.0HDi and it is a newer model than mine, but there must be a relief valve somewhere between the injectors. That should be free of gunk.

[@scotty1004]

Great video very informative for sumeone who has not done this before(like me) I am going to put mine in my ultrasonic cleaner this weekend with some screwfix degreaser

[@moremolecules]

Hi Scotty, ultrasonic cleaner will be really good for this purpose. Is it a DIY-style or specifically purchased.

[@scotty1004]

@@moremolecules I purchased it on line.Im also going to try and clean the DPF

[@5pac3walk3r]

i agree with all others nice to see you taking time to explain everything you are doing, the best one i have come across in a long time, thankyou.

[@dominikooPL]

Thank you for the tutorial. Great movie!

[@jam67uk]

Brilliant video - thank you VERY much!

[@vlone59]

Man, thank you A LOT I opened the electrical part (thinking it would separate the black piece from the grey piece) and the spring jumped off. I wasn't able to figure it out how it go back. I searched a few hours on internet and finally came to your video Thank you a lot, you just saved me a whole new EGR valve so around 250€ for an OEM !

[@moremolecules]

Thank you! Hope everything is back together working

[@vlone59]

@@moremolecules not yet, I will continue tomorrow. I just saw your coolant change, very good tips, especially your DIY header bleeder, I don't think I need that on my C4 because the collant tank is way higher than on your partner But because its and LHD, the second bleeder is much harder to reache (kinda hidden by the air filter box) Anyway, you got a very well deserved subscriber ! A massive thanks to you from France !

[@moremolecules]

@@vlone59 AFAIK, there are two versions of the upper electronic EGR part in these engines. I have two videos that cover the different versions. It is only a slight difference. Good luck :-)

[@vlone59]

@@moremolecules I tried today but the valve won't return (unlike yours) I tried to let it soak in WD40 and it improved a lot, I had return (almost to the end of the position) but when I put it back and tried to calibrate it with diagbox, I get a failed calibration and if I try to check the values reported for the EGR valve, the result is "incorrect value" I think I'm good for a trip to the scrapyard to get an used one. Since I am planning to block it with an Knox plate, it doesn't matter brand new or used. I just want a working one since the MOT in France check for default codes via OBD and can refuse a car if some defaults are present (even if the engine light is off !) I also saw 2 types of EGR valve but as I remember it not on the 1.6 HDi The 1.4 HDi as a different one and the 2.0L HDi also an other one

[@moremolecules]

@@vlone59 Do you mean the upper spring thing does not move freely back or the actual valve inside the bottom part? If is the upper, the spring is not positioned correctly. If it is the bottom, yes soak it in something, also wash it with washing up liquid, etc. If the upper moves alright and the bottom moves alright, but when you put them back together you get the errors, it is the way you put them back together. The bottom you only need to check if the pin can move along nicely in the channel.

[@sweed58]

Great videos and well explained and no bull

[@moremolecules]

Thank you Robert, much appreciated!

[@alessandrodicesare8374]

Just finished cleaning the same egr and it also wasn't that bad but also was getting stuck towards the end of the run much like your's. What i did was knocking out the fork by hammering it gently and opened it completely. I then turned it upside down and knocked it on a piece of wood and a lot of carbon came out. Even after this it still felt like it was hard to turn and it turned out to be the bearing on the inside. I cleaned this with carburetor cleaner and greased it. Job done. Thanks for posting your video.

[@moremolecules]

Great stuff, but I did not want to remove the fork, I will always screw something when removing components, so did not want another one. Well done!

[@johnkarl1127]

Great video, thank you for sharing it

[@harunkayan8332]

Süpersin adamım. Teşekkürler.🙋‍♂️

[@brocky78]

Great video, & Commentary 👍

[@moremolecules]

Thank you! 👍

[@davidalvarez8718]

Very very good mechanichs and exellent explanation. You are very good in teaching and showing how to work ina a engine. THANKYOU VRERY MUCH FOR THIS EXELLENT VIDEO. 100 %

[@moremolecules]

Haha, thank you, although I am no mechanic, but try to maintain some level of standard.

[@adsaccuracy]

Best one I have seen. You are really good.

[@blameusa7082]

BRO!! You just fixed my car!! Well not literally.. I didn't have a replacement clip..... so i was like F4!!! so i just take off the black motor housing... and it was full up to the brim with black powder.. i blow it out best i can.. and lube up the motor spinner... replace... drive down road.. same hesitation and BS....... i floor it.. lots of smoke.. then WOOOSHHHHHH back to normal!! MUCH LOVE HOMBRE!! Maybe pin this to help other people... i have searched for weeks and weeks to fix this problem

[@moremolecules]

Yes, that would help a little bit, as the pins would not snag and would keep going.

[@johnallcock5582]

Excellent!

[@mehmetalitat]

Great video man. Bravo 👏👏👏

[@marka885]

The best how to video I've seen. Very informative and explaining everything as you go. I haven't attempted it though. I seem to have a lot less space to work with (peugeot207sw) which puts me off

[@moremolecules]

Thanks Marka885, much appreciated. As compared to other 1.6HDis, I do indeed have lots of space in my car to work on. The thing is though that you can see it on my car and potentially work in a more restricted space knowing how to do it. I really hope it helps a bit. All the best.

[@marka885]

@@moremolecules yes very helpful and I have subscribed. Theres no way I'd be able to get the air filter out whole as you did. I'd be concerned that I'd remove something and not be able to get it back on haha. Having said that I will have to tackle the "anti pollution faulty" as I'd imagine that will fail mot.

[@moremolecules]

@@marka885 It should be fairly simple to put something back together if you take it out. Take a lot of pictures. Yes, the anti pollution fault is an MOT failure. I bet is the DPF. Get it on the motorway for a good steady run and it may be forced to regenerate. Good luck

[@thetruth7034]

💯 top video by top man. Thank you

[@Elwooddudes]

Thanks for the video! I shall be doing this ok my expert 2009 van next weekend, along with changing the sensor near by. Keep getting anti polllution warning… and keeps going into limp mode…. Well it comes and goes, but sometimes it will cut out in the middle of the road which isn’t great! So hoping a clean of the egr and changing the sensor will help

[@MrGmail69]

great tutorial

[@aymenamara8715]

Great video 👌 thanks

[@medalex]

Good detailes 👍

[@blagojamisevski9351]

Nice video.

[@carstools6510]

Excellent travail

[@562912784]

Clearly impressed, I've got the 2012 1.6hdi 308 need to lift the bonnet and check if same layout 👍

[@moremolecules]

There might be some differences, but it should be similar

[@hasankorul720]

muhteşem bir video bir okadar emek ellerine sağlık çok teşekkürler

[@kubaczek20]

Thanks for tutorial, will be useful :)

[@lesthompson8003]

Lovely video well done

[@christopherlynch4347]

Excellent video

[@flamesatdei]

thank you for sharing

[@moremolecules]

You are welcome!

[@ivangomez8436]

Very good Job and thank you for the details¡¡¡

[@moremolecules]

Thank you, appreciated!

[@nelsonthekinger]

Great job👌

[@mrpiloni7345]

exellent video

[@727Dexter]

Thx for this detailed video. I did it today at an Citroen Xsara Picasso N68 1.6 HDI, it's a pain in the ass, there is so much less space compared to your car, but it is still possible to mange :)

[@moremolecules]

Hi Dexter, yes, my engine bay was designed to accommodate the 2.0HDi, thus luckily for me there is plenty of space. It could still be done for other models, but is a bit of contortionist effort.

[@garethwhite6932]

Awesome, m8!

[@tolikkopersako7106]

Thank you.

[@rochdiouni955]

Muchas gracias, me ha ayudado mucho

[@moremolecules]

De nada :-)

[@mrgrumpy5116]

very good video and extremely well referenced, thank you.

[@stRing-Agenda]

Great tutorial! You helped me a lot. Good explanations, clear instructions etc. One question though - I have 1.6 tdci and was wondering should I also clean pipe that goes into colector? EGR cooler then should have to be removed along with this pipe.

[@moremolecules]

Hi Michal, thank you for the good words. You could of course clean the EGR cooler and associated pipes, but it is difficult to get access to and a lot of parts need removing, so it is not as easy to do as compared to the EGR.