EGR Delete Cables - Are they worth buying? What do they actually do?

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PROCHECK Automotive Mechanical & Dyno Tuning

Күн бұрын

We get a car in for a tune that had an EGR delete cable fitted
So we will show you how they work and what they do.
Do you think it’s worth it?
#egrdeletecable #tune #dyno #dieseltuning

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@sscarney1969 4 ай бұрын

Hey this is actually my Navara, just want to say this was fitted before i got it and didnt feel the need or want to remove it lol, but good video thanks for the information and the tune, been lovely driving it since and can definitely feel the difference.

@harbinger224 24 күн бұрын

Be good if you did a real world test. EGRs only operate at rest or at cruising speeds. Not at WOT in the 1:1 gear. Sure it may use more fuel where you tested it, but 99% of driving doesn't take place in your test conditions. Where using the cable actually saves fuel, as it's not choking the engine up with its own shit.

@ozymandias7940 2 ай бұрын

Stop/start traffic is becoming almost unavoidable. If you live in the city and have a diesel, make a point of taking it on a non-stop 60 /60 every week. (60miles @ 60mph)

@stanleycleophas5345 6 ай бұрын

Hey mate, got a Isuzu Dmax 2023, I've just removed the Egr pipes and just covered it with those egr plates delete. No tune or remap,just standards. Results are, better throttle response, drives light, will it effect the engine longrun?

@tjl8884 5 ай бұрын

Ya it will keep carbon out of the cylinder head and save you a pile of cash/time on replacing the EGR @ 100k. I would assume better gas mpg as well. I don't agree with the design and function of an EGR system. It is putting dirty pre burnt exhaust into the cylinder for re-burning.. Which doesn't re-burn at all, it deposits pure carbon soot over time that will degrade performance, which is designed to push people back to car lots to buy another vehicle.. It doesn't cool off the cylinder either like they claim either. These EGR systems only came out in the 70s.. Internal combustion engines have been out for over 100 years, and you ever hear the expression "they don't make em like the used to" That is because we live in a throw away society designed precisely to increase quarterly stock earnings by selling shit... Here is most people's main problem.. They can't just delete the EGR without tricking the ECU into thinking the EGR is there. If people just block the EGR it will throw off engine codes for poor flow which then messes up your MPG and power output etc.. The EGR should be plugged in electrically, then taken off the engine head so it just exhausts that carbon crap outside of the engine while putting a cover plate over the cylinder head so nothing goes in there. If you were handy enough you could have it vent into something, then check that something after a few months and see what's been thrown back into our engines.. IT's pure black carbon soot... If you have one of the vacuum style EGR's just disconnect it from piping that burnt exhaust back into the cylinders, but make sure it can breath properly.. So don't just tie it back into the cover plate delete kit thing, it needs to breath out that throat hole or it will throw the whole thing into a tizzy Doing it this way keeps the CEL from throwing a code, which then keeps all the trims and idle running smoothly.

@ronanrogers4127 Ай бұрын

You’d have to drive massive km with a cable fitted to go through $1595 of extra diesel, so if you’re not flogging the diesel through summer sand dunes and therefore not running in significantly higher IAT what’s the downside? If you are driving in those conditions wouldn’t EGT increase and the ECU adjust anyway?

@procheckautomotivemechanic4551 Ай бұрын

When you can use 2-3L less per 100kmh as well as have more power and torque it doesn’t take long to justify the cost of a tune

@05111605 4 ай бұрын

I'd like to see the afr and power differences at part throttle where most of us actually drive....

@iphone-uz8vc 2 ай бұрын

so with egr cable in it run more rich and hotter and lose off power or is wrong

@siamsummer9426 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the Video. Bit high tech for me but still I understood most. That last tune you did .. was the with the EGR Cable in or out ??? Hayden 2012 MAZDA BT50 - Just fitted my EGR Cable yesterday. BT has 128 000 .... feels to me like it is running smoother, quieter, less ping. Smoother power delivery.

@robertkubrick3738 28 күн бұрын

They can leave the EGR delete cable out when they tune because they can just order (by adjusting the values) the computer to Never let the EGR open.

@derektitch 13 күн бұрын

From looking at delete cables, not all vehicles are the same once installed, some might need a retune , some might not so it might be a, horses for courses scenario

@bidds1971 2 ай бұрын

Hi. If I install a egr cable module in pk ford ranger 2009, does that eliminate the need for the pair of vacuum pump solenoid valves? as one has failed and I don’t want to replace it if an egr cable will bypass the need to.

@David-y4g4j 3 ай бұрын

Hi just a question about the EGR valve on a 2012 79 land cruiser that has been turned and the EGR block off am I running the same risk the two engine not seeing the right air intake temp

@jackthornton3496 2 ай бұрын

Cable or no cable if the air temp is 100 c then the EGT gets too high will drop fuel level anyway

@richardevans6655 16 күн бұрын

My understanding is that these cables, just trick the valve into staying closed and keeping the exhaust out of the intake, by keeping it closed. It will assist in stopping the intake from fouling. And stopping the engine getting USED air, heavily reduced in Oxygen. But won't stop the EGR from failing, and allowing cooling water loss into the exhaust, and maybe some seeping past the EGR valve into the intake ...... not nice outcomes.... But then again without the huge temp fluctuations, the cooler isnt being stressed, and as long as cooling water quality is kept up, its unlikely to fail like they do

@derektitch 13 күн бұрын

well in my understanding it should be fine to use a blanking cable (but might be ok on some vehicles and not on others but), because the erg is not always being used at high revs , so it comes more into play when cruising along , so if the vehicle can work without it opening if you are driving a bit like you stole it, it should be sweet all the time, just a thought.

@richardevans6655 13 күн бұрын

@@derektitch Haha Yes...... My understanding also, The EGR valve opens to let exhaust in when there's little power demand, like around town, or Cruise Control open road Then it closes as more power is needed. I think that it uses Vacuum, for indicating it..but not sure.. So yeah a hard throttle keeps the EGR valve closed

@peopleschamp8818 6 күн бұрын

What tuning software do you use

@procheckautomotivemechanic4551 6 күн бұрын

Depends on the vehicle

@peopleschamp8818 6 күн бұрын

@@procheckautomotivemechanic4551 roger must cost a lot for all the licenses cost of the trade I guess

@kayakwesty 2 ай бұрын

Where can I find these? (2015 VW TDI)...thank you for posting this.

@procheckautomotivemechanic4551 2 ай бұрын

In my bin. Get a tune 👌🏻

@piooreyes8470 Ай бұрын

Can I install the egr eliminator cable after having reprogrammed the ecu???

@ronanrogers4127 Ай бұрын

Wouldn’t need it as with a tune they’d electronically eliminate the EGR anyway

@jamesm6341 4 ай бұрын

Is it possible to disable egr without actually tuning it for extra power? If so what is your fee to egr disable for prado 150?

@procheckautomotivemechanic4551 3 ай бұрын

It is, but if we are going into ecu to turn it off may as well do a tune at same time. We don’t do just egr disable

@graeme1491 4 ай бұрын

I have fitted a delete cable to our 4n15 Pajero sport, its only done 1200 KLM but according to the dash its getting better fuel economy by about 1ltr per 100klm (long trip average 6.6ltrs per 100) also the annoying what I thought was turbo lag has now gone. Happy with it so far and a tune would void warranty.

@ConcernedCitizen742 3 ай бұрын

Hey mate just curious are you still running the EGR cable? I've got a pan sport but about 100k on it. It's incredible the amount of carbon built up in intake manifold and intake ports and valves cyl 1, 2!

@graeme1491 3 ай бұрын

@@ConcernedCitizen742 Only time I removed the cable was for its first service, straight away the annoying instant power hesitation came back so refitted the next day. Not sure what the effects would be for other vehicles as manufactures have different emission control setups, but for my Pajero sport QF I’m getting better response and fuel economy. If there is less power?, it’s not noticeable and we tow a 2.5 ton caravan. For $32 off Ebay it’s not a lot of money to try and for me the benefits are well worth the money. Engine takes about 5 klm longer to reach temp, DPF burn off intervals are halved and the oil stays cleaner for much longer.

@blbl8777 Ай бұрын

does the EGR delete cable rectify the error P0403-00?

@Dixi_Normous2526 7 күн бұрын

My mate had this code and plugged in a EGR delete cable and it didn’t go away. He’s getting a tune and will delete the EGR out of the ECU which will resolve the issue/code.

@AnIdiotAboard_ 6 ай бұрын

Im sick of hearing about EGR and DPF causing issues. (No offence OP) Heres a fucking radical idea folks, stop doing the school run eh and drive it like your meant to, mile after fucking mile. Audi A3 - EGR + DPF + Remapped. Miles on clock 220k, power output 225 Bhp 2.0 TDI Audi A6 - EGR + DPF + Remapped. Miles on clock 320k. Power output 300 Bhp 2.7 TDI Audi A3 - EGR Deleted no DPF, remapped, Miles on clock 371k Power ouput 220 Bhp. All 3 are running clean and green, all 3 intakes are clean, and all 3 egrs are great. Diesels WHEN DRIVEN PROPERLY and when serviced on schedule dont suffer EGR problems, they dont have DPF problems, its all the short journeys, shops, school blah blah blah, buy a petrol they will do that shit all day long, gonna drive 9000 miles every 6 weeks like me, you choose a diesel which you guessed it will do that shit all day long. Why? Petrols are built for short journeys, there better adapted to do it. Its why they rev so high on the motorway. Diesels are built to do it, they were designed from day dot to do that, mile after mile hour after hour, its why at 100+ kmh your granteed at least 1400 revs on the clock, just enough boost for the EGR to remain closed, and enough heat for the DPF to work as designed. They dont sap performance, you just gotta drive the fucking things properly. Deleting them dont solve the problem of a lack of driving, it makes them worse, alot worse. Anyone who tells you, you gotta delete the EGR and DPF before you map it is talking out of there fucking ass, they want you to delete them, cos there tunes are so smokey its gonna block the DPF, and so obsured there gonna foul up the EGR, a good tune, a propper tuner, will get the exact same results with all the oem parts in place. And if you still dont believe me, go look up Gail Banks, cos im telling ya, what that fella dont know about diesels aint worth knowing. Bad tuners are 2 and 10 a penny, good tuners, propper fucking tuners, who know what there doing, are 1 a million. My rants over, sorry i didnt watch all ya video mate, but this is a subject that pisses me off, all the problems on a modern diesel, are caused by the tool behind the wheel, and a complete lack of driving it.

@reubs91 6 ай бұрын

For the Volkswagens, it’s more that the car goes into limp mode should anything go wrong with the EGR or DPF. My coolant pump has failed twice on my Amarok, both faulty parts as told by VW, both times it went into limp mode I was fully packed for work heading to jobs down south. Fk the EGR and FK the DPF.

@AnIdiotAboard_ 6 ай бұрын

@@reubs91 Not intrested in anything a yank has to say on this subject given the quality of fuels you use over there, im not in the least bit supprised.

@reubs91 6 ай бұрын

@@AnIdiotAboard_ lol,

@BentonL 6 ай бұрын

I have worked on many vehicles with clogged egr's. You seem to be angry about people deleting. This delete is not about power. A large fleet service towing company got fined out of existence for deleting all of his trucks. You know he dont want some random driving his $150k semis like a mad man. He modded them for reliability. Now he is fined $900mil and doing 2 years. Gail banks is a mixed bag. He has not dyno'd his air horn. He avoids is by going on about air density blah blag. Man has a dyno but refuses to use it for this. Let that sink in... The air horns have ports and look nice, that's why I have one, but I would be a fool to think it has added any power. Pedal monster is a joke. Better off putting that money on automind. Its ok, but still limited to 110. The diff cover is probably legit.. This man is just a climate suck up. He is in Nazi Cali. He has no choice but to be a poser or get fined out of business. You bought into his snake oil. Half his bs is to cover his behind. 2017 is th elast year of the diesels The 2007 and older stuff is the last of the best. 2018 they changed everything.

@elliotkane4443 5 ай бұрын

@@AnIdiotAboard_ Gale Banks is American and you blow his trumpet in your comment, you're arrogant as bud and that's coming from an Aussie.

@cyclone2424 5 ай бұрын

this is tapping into the intake air temp sensor, other products like this use an ambient temp sensor to prevent interfering with factory ecm saftey features

@adamlee9071 3 ай бұрын

Hi there,could you please tell me who sells the cables that read ambient temps . Cheers