Just bought an 80 TDi Avant..

[Max M4X WW]

..to replace my 80 1.6 SE saloon that I now need to sell.

Its an N reg and has 145k on the clocks. All seems fine after the 70 mile trip home - engine is a bit louder at idle than I'd of hoped but this is probably normal.

There is a small pipe coming off the inlet elbow which is blanked with a bolt, EGR disable? I'd rather use a blanking plate like this..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

The air intake pipe to the airbox looks tiny, I might chop it about a bit!

Do all 80 TDi's have DPF/CAT's? I cant see one but think its covered by plastic cover under the engine. I'd like to have it removed if there is one!

Cheers

[Skull]

that pipe is no for the egr, but the turbo diagnostic pipe.

[Max M4X WW]

Should it be connected to anything?

[Skull]

nope, it should have an OE rubber cap. Seal it homehow, you are loosing boost trough it.

[Max M4X WW]

Its sealed with a bit of pipe and a bolt! So I could put a boost gauge here?

[Skull]

yeah

[Max M4X WW]

Should I totally blank the EGR? With a LandRover plate?

[Skull]

yeah...

and remove the intake manifold, and clean the insides...

[Max M4X WW]

Have done this previously on Peugeots (well unplugged it)

But heard mixed things about doing it on this engine, should be left enabled but adjusted via vag com?

[Skull]

this was in my ex...

[Skull]

Have done this previously on Peugeots (well unplugged it)

But heard mixed things about doing it on this engine, should be left enabled but adjusted via vag com?

??

enabled? adjusted? man this is a prehistoric diesel...

i`m quite sure it is a 2 stroke...

[Max M4X WW]

A friend mentioned "I just turned my egr up to full load last time worked great!" that's an A4 B5 though!

[newsh]

Yummy!

this was in my ex...

[Skull]

this was the egr...

[Max M4X WW]

So will my car have a CAT?