FIAT Punto II (1999 - 2006) - 02 1910 EGR blanking plate - made from what?

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Thu 13 Aug 2009 09:35
02 1910 EGR blanking plate - made from what? - oilrag
Hi Guys,

I`m stripping off the top manifold/cambox cover on the old 1.9D at the weekend and at the same time want to try blanking the EGR to see if it`s causing a slight hesitancy at low speed.

The question is about the actual thickness of material to use to make an EGR blanking plate, rather than any other issues around doing this.

Where would you blank it? the easiest option by far would be to insert a plate straight after the EGR valve - on the intake side.

But what to make it from and how thick? I know I could snip out the shape from an old Gunk can for a test - but what If I want to leave it in.

How thick? (I don`t have a micrometer so in terms I can understand)

Many thanks, I`m doing it this Saturday if the weathers OK.

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 13/08/2009 at 19:16

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Thu 13 Aug 2009 11:19
o2 1910 EGR blanking plate - made from what? - bell boy
why not just try cleaning the egr?
see if its stuck with carbon and if it looks easy see if you can fire it with a spare battery on the bench
be careful if you prod anything with a screwdriver mind,i prefer brake cleaner washed about
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Thu 13 Aug 2009 11:27
o2 1910 EGR blanking plate - made from what? - jc2
A bit snipped from a Gunk can would do permanently.
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Thu 13 Aug 2009 20:35
o2 1910 EGR blanking plate - made from what? - oilrag
Thanks, bellboy and jc2.

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