EGR valve service on an 850

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Mystical - 26 Apr 2005 03:55 GMT

Hi,
I have a 95 850 with almost 115K miles on it. In looking through the
owner's manual the other day, I notice that the EGR valve is to be cleaned
at 100K miles. This was not done. Will anything harmful happen to the engine
because of this oversight and should I rush to get it done NOW or can it
wait until the next regular 5K service?
Thanks in advance for you advice, Brad

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Mike F - 26 Apr 2005 13:29 GMT

> Hi,
> I have a 95 850 with almost 115K miles on it. In looking through the
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> wait until the next regular 5K service?
> Thanks in advance for you advice, Brad

The worst that will happen is that the passages will/are clogged and the
check engine light will turn on giving you an EGR error code. If the
car is a turbo, then the maximum boost will be reduced, robbing you of
some power. You also may notice a poor idle, depending on the exact
fault. If this happens it won't strand you, and it won't really hurt
anything.

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