I have a 2012 Kia sorento diesel, and recently replaced the malfunctioning worn out EGR.
I read in some articles online, that EGR reduces the engine life due to compressing carbon into the engine.
And then i heard from some other 'untrustworthy mainstream' article, that deleting the EGR can cause excessive wear and tear on the engine, or possibly even engine knock or damage.
I am planning to block or delete my EGR, but i don't know how yet. Because i have a suspicion that EGR system was created to make our cars more unreliable.
Due to the already ongoing long-term trend of planned obsolecence, to make cars less reliable while inflation (cost of living rip off) also getting worse.
My diesel D4HB engine (4 cyl 2.2L) has 672,500 KM (417,872 miles), on it and still original engine.
I want to maximize its life by deleting the EGR, and hoping it will help to remove all the carbon inside the engine permanently. And that should help maximize the reliability and age of the engine.
There is conspiracy about carbon emissions, and i have suspicion that EGR was introduced to help with 'planned obsolencence'.
Does anyone here have a suggestion on how EGR deletes can be done? And what are your thoughts about carbon being recirculated back into the engine?
Does anyone here have a suggestion on how EGR deletes can be done? And what are your thoughts about carbon being recirculated back into the engine?
1-It's against the law. 2-The engine was designed to run using that recirculated carbon/exhaust.
Don't. Not worth it. It will not reduce the life of the engine if you maintain it.
I am planning to block or delete my EGR, but i don't know how yet. Because i have a suspicion that EGR system was created to make our cars more unreliable.
Your car wasn't designed that way. If you cut off the EGR valve (Exhaust Gas Recirculation Valve), you will inadvertently raise the combustion temperature, generating excess NOx emissions, which then forces the catalytic converter to work harder. It will eventually fail and a new catalytic converter costs $1,600-$2000. Your engine may run hotter at certain points (with potential for overheating). The EGR valve cools down the engine by recirculating some exhaust gas back into the engine, to lower combustion temperatures (pumping inert gas lessens the risk of producing NOx emission). This is all controlled by the car's ECU.
There is conspiracy about carbon emissions, and i have suspicion that EGR was introduced to help with 'planned obsolencence'.
You're paranoid over nothing, the EGR valve was introduced into all cars at least since 1975. Federal regulators phased out leaded gas, which is toxic to catalytic converters, and introduced the ethanol-add laced gasoline that we have now.
i have suspicion that EGR was introduced to help with 'planned obsolencence'.
EGR was introduced in 1973 to combat NOx emissions caused by high combustion chamber temperatures. Back then, being an add-on to engines designed in the 1950s-1960s, it caused a severe drop in gas mileage, power output, and overall driveability. With modern engines EGR is an integral part of the engine control system.
I've got the Lexus diesel IS220D and was thinking of doing this but decided not to. I'm going down the route of taking it out every 500 miles or so and cleaning it to ensure it opens and closes, and replacing the engine oil every 6 months or 3000 miles.
I mean your engine has lasted 420,000 miles (don't know if second hand or maintained) and it's still going strong so that says a lot by itself.
