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Gill · 2nd September 2010, 14:51

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Originally Posted by Jaggu

• EGR valve cleaning only, NO decarb

Is it good enough to do EGR valve cleaning alone or it advisable to do De-carb engine, when the valve is scheduled for cleaning?

f1fan · 2nd September 2010, 15:14

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Originally Posted by Gill

Is it good enough to do EGR valve cleaning alone or it advisable to do De-carb engine, when the valve is scheduled for cleaning?

EGR Valve cleaning is scheduled for every 30K Kms.

Jaggu: Is the EGR Valve cleaning mandatory at 30K Kms (The service manual states that it needs to be cleaned every 30K)? My car would be going for its 30K service in a month and hence wanted to know whether I need to do this valve cleaning or push it to later and what would be its side effects if I don't clean it at 30K.

Jaggu · 2nd September 2010, 16:55

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Originally Posted by Gill

Is it good enough to do EGR valve cleaning alone or it advisable to do De-carb engine, when the valve is scheduled for cleaning?

What decarb are you suggesting? If you are talking about the contraption which pumps liquid along with diesel to burn the carbon, its useless. And no EGR cleaning is separate from head decarb if that is what you meant.

Quote:

Originally Posted by f1fan

EGR Valve cleaning is scheduled for every 30K Kms.

Jaggu: Is the EGR Valve cleaning mandatory at 30K Kms (The service manual states that it needs to be cleaned every 30K)? My car would be going for its 30K service in a month and hence wanted to know whether I need to do this valve cleaning or push it to later and what would be its side effects if I don't clean it at 30K.

To avoid unscheduled headaches its better to do it, refer to diesel fans thread.

But somehow almost all the dealer workshops i have approached try to shy away from this. I know its lil tedious where the ROI of labor will not be great for the workshop.

But common guys give customer some respect and peace of mind by doing manufacturer recommended service jobs

condor · 2nd September 2010, 18:59

Jaggu - for the EGR cleaning, is a DIY possible ?

Eddy · 2nd September 2010, 19:24

Nopes condor. I saw the process and did not look like a DIY to me.

DieselFan · 3rd September 2010, 09:54

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Originally Posted by Eddy

Nopes condor. I saw the process and did not look like a DUI to me.

Yes it can't be DIY.

Eddy - DUI impossible :-).

Eddy · 3rd September 2010, 10:14

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Originally Posted by DieselFan

Eddy - DUI impossible :-).

Whoops, corrected in the post.

I'd rather DIY than DUI

planet_rocker · 3rd September 2010, 11:16

@ Jaggu / Eddy - this is a good read - though the engine is different.

Any recent pics of the car? Take care and drive safe.

Jaggu · 3rd September 2010, 13:20

Please check the following link for details of EGR cleaning.

DM's Maruti Suzuki Swift Vdi: Problem with the EGR valve

joshguy · 4th September 2010, 23:32

hi fellow swift owners ,have you people encountered any batter problems ? i got the swift in oct 2008 and my batter died last week,now i was saved as it was under warranty. cars india replaced it with new battery ,but they told me that this new battery wil have warranty only till oct 2010 ;-(

Gill · 5th September 2010, 02:28

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Originally Posted by Jaggu

Please check the following link for details of EGR cleaning.

DM's Maruti Suzuki Swift Vdi: Problem with the EGR valve

Thanks for the link,

In 30k service the MASS just cleaned the nozzle, charged me for cleaning of EGR cleaning, They acted smart and me a fool.
Is the process mentioned in the link,prescribed by Maruti? and the right way to clean EGR valve?

shibujp · 5th September 2010, 12:07

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Originally Posted by Eddy

Nopes condor. I saw the process and did not look like a DIY to me.

Eddy,

When you saw the EGR cleaning did they access the EGR from underneath the car or from the top of the engine? My SA insisted that the only way to get at it was from below the car.

Drive on,
Shibu.

Jaggu · 6th September 2010, 11:19

@shibu: look at the link and its clearly seen that the access is from top, one needs to remove battery and air filter. Which now i think of it, is another give away in my case that EGR was not cleaning, coz the stereo retains the settings

rajswiftvdi · 6th September 2010, 14:43

So finally what is the best and easy way for the customer to know whether EGR has cleaned?

Eddy · 6th September 2010, 14:47

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Originally Posted by shibujp

Eddy,

When you saw the EGR cleaning did they access the EGR from underneath the car or from the top of the engine? My SA insisted that the only way to get at it was from below the car.

Drive on,
Shibu.

It was accessed from next to the engine.

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joshguy BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,379 Thanked: 109 Times	hi fellow swift owners ,have you people encountered any batter problems ? i got the swift in oct 2008 and my batter died last week,now i was saved as it was under warranty. cars india replaced it with new battery ,but they told me that this new battery wil have warranty only till oct 2010 ;-(
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Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,215 Thanked: 15,906 Times	@shibu: look at the link and its clearly seen that the access is from top, one needs to remove battery and air filter. Which now i think of it, is another give away in my case that EGR was not cleaning, coz the stereo retains the settings
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