Thread: Dirty Intake
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Old 09-15-2008, 02:30 AM
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The EGR causes this. It feeds soot/oil laden exhaust gasses back into the intake. Disable it and enjoy a clean air intake. The euro models don't even have one. I disabled mine over 50k ago.
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