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jimmypete · #**106** 12-06-2017, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by strelnik

Did the cover plates come in different sizes? The one I purchased for my '82 240D doesn't seem to be large enough to catch the edge of the clamp, so it leaks and makes noise. Any suggestions?

I'm having the same problem with my 82 240D. The disk won't stay centered and the clamp doesn't catch it all the way around. I think I'm gonna try to hold it in place with some electrical tape and then put the clamp on it. Or maybe some gasket maker.

jimmypete · #**107** 12-06-2017, 08:26 PM

Electrical tape didn't work. I dropped the disk and it rolled away somewhere, I couldn't find it. So I removed the EGR tube from the EGR, then I cut a piece of sheet metal (like HVAC ductwork metal) into a round disk that fit into the fluted end of the EGR tube to block it. Then I bolted the EGR tube with the disk inside it back onto the manifold. That worked fine. I'm thinking about taking it back apart, cutting the end off the tube, and reinstalling that, but who knows, maybe I'll skip it. I'm just concerned about water getting into the tube and rusting it out. But I probably won't have the car that many years anyway lol.