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Old 02-28-2019, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by sixto View Post
My uneducated opinion is EGR contributes to bent rods. Do what you will with that hypothesis.
EGR delete was the very first thing done to the car. One of the myriad problems I had with it was due to the EGR valve being stuck wide open. Engines don't run well on their own exhaust, the noises they make proclaim it loudly...
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