WOW NEW EGR BECAUSE ANTI-SHUDDER BROKEN?

ScottyP5947 · June 30th, 2003, 19:33

hey everyone, I had the great joy of cleaning the intake and intercooler on my '00 NB today. Wow, it was fun, in a wierd sort of way but man was it clogged! I broke the plastic linkage piece that connects the anti-shudder to the EGR...just like SOOOOO many of you all have warned me about!! I even knew NOT to break it, DAMN IT I broke it! The stealership told my girlfriend that they don't sell the anti-shudder valve by itself, we had to buy a whole NEW EGR valve! Is this right? I thought for sure that they sold that thing...is there anyone out there who has bought it seperately? Hmmmm...STEALERSHIP!! EGR was 200 bucks, by the way! Now she's clean as a <turbo> whistle and runs like never before. But it still smokes some at WOT...hoping to do the VAG-COM EGR recalibration and IQ setting over the next few days. Thanks for the great instructions all!!
Took me all of 5.5 hours total including lunch and a walk to the station to get some gas and diesel to clean out the intercooler (A SMALL BIT OF SAND IN THE INTERCOOLER!!

EEEK!)
~~~~~> Scott

BawlsyTDI · July 1st, 2003, 05:41

You do not have to replace the EGR for a broken anti shudder. Just make sure it's all the way open, and leave it alone. If you don't like the shudder when you shut down, use a piece of coat hanger to activate it. You could also use a rubber band wrapped around both pieces, that should fix it also. I broke mine when I cleaned my intake, and have been living with a short small shudder on shutdown.

ScottyP5947 · July 1st, 2003, 09:39

awww, I wish I knew that!!!! --Scott

ScottyP5947 · July 4th, 2003, 13:03

soo... nobody feels my pain!??!

~~~> Scott

BawlsyTDI · July 4th, 2003, 15:54

Quote:

soo... nobody feels my pain!??!

~~~> Scott

Naw. Should have searched first

DeafBug · July 4th, 2003, 16:40

I broke mine. Got some Goop and a short metal piece from a coat hanger and fixed it. But I heard that it depends where you break it. I broke it right in the middle so it was an easy repair.

Wingnut · July 4th, 2003, 19:49

The shudder valve is very easy to fix. Don't even need to take the EGR off. I broke mine right at the base. Here is what it looks like:

Just take a small screw & washer & reattach the two pieces. There was already a hollow spot in the shaft, but I lengthened it a bit with a small drill bit. A shorter screw would also work

Here is the valve assembly apart. Its just held together with some barbs. Just pry it gently apart with a flathead screwdriver.

To remove the valve, just twist it out of its bracket. replacement is the opposite of removal.

Lightman · July 4th, 2003, 21:32

Just install a DG race pipe and forget it

ScottyP5947 · July 28th, 2003, 20:02

lol bawlsyTDI I did, I knew I could break it...It was funny my girl came in right when I broke it, I had told her of the "plastic piece that breaks easily" she laughed at me and said, "Well, at least you knew you were gonna break it!"

---Scott

tongsli · July 28th, 2003, 20:22

Impex sells the same EGR valve for $168.00. Next time, if you have time, you can save some money by not buying from the dealership.

Glad you got it fixed.

L

Mike Piles · July 28th, 2003, 21:44

What did ya do with the old EGR?

ScottyP5947 · July 29th, 2003, 11:13

lol you mean the STEALERSHIP!!! (Sadly enough, I was leaving on a 4,000 mile road trip the next morning!)

Yeah, now I have a $200 paperweight that reminds me why EGR on a Diesel engine is a bad idea! (I left it all clogged)

--Scott

Mike Piles · July 29th, 2003, 17:46

In your experience during what part of the cleaning operation is the part most vulnerable for breakage?

Thanks

ScottyP5947 · August 2nd, 2003, 00:46

Well, the part where I was taking the plastic piece off without actually having to! Man, it really looks like it should pop right off with no problem! Instead, it breaks with no problem

I guess I could have left it hooked up and just cleaned the EGR over the engine in a pan or something...EGR mod (thanks Lyle!) says I should never have to mess with it anymore!
---Scott

Powder Hound · November 13th, 2003, 00:33

I sure hope that none of you guys that have left the broken anti-shudder broken never have a turbo or other kind of failure that blows oil into the intake. You'll have no way to shut down the engine, and it'll overrev until it self destructs.