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Originally Posted by vstech
Soot in the exhaust will adhere to all oily surfaces, and make a cakey goo that will plug up the intake, the head, the valves, the motor itself. not to mention the fact that it dilutes the intake charge (which is what it is designed to do...) with partially burned exhaust...
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I purchased and just received Brian's EGR removal kit for my 84 300SD. The car now has 171K on it...will removing the EGR at this point really make that much of a difference? The engine seems to be quite healthy, by the way.
I haven't looked at the instructions that Brian included yet, but I assume it's a fairly simple fix.
Also, vstech, I believe I've read a previous post where you've stated that it's very important to reconnect a disconnected/bypassed Overboost Protection Valve (that connects to the ALDA). Is that true? If so, it's okay to disable the EGR but the OPV needs to be in place and functional? I removed mine, which was already bypassed when I purchased the car last year, and blew the carbon out of it, however I'm thinking of just buying a new one to replace it and then trying to figure out how to re-plumb the vacuum lines to hook it up again (if it's really necessary).
Thanks in advance.