I know the EGR debate has been done to death, but in regard to the new MOT rules, is it worth blanking working EGR's? Has anyone who has blanked them off actually been caught yet?
Cheers Jon

too early to say, but you may as well get it thru this years MOT first

and use discrete blanking plates

They can not visually inspect, so if they see blanking plates (assuming they know what they’re looking for) then it may be a fail.
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They can ONLY visually inspect

Begs the question, when will they be able to plug into the vehicle diagnostics to see if the EGR's are functioning  In Spain - 2018 F Pace - Frightened away from the Sports due to crank failures
Gone - A couple of RRS, A couple of Disco's. However thinking of another Sport.

As above. Visual inspection only.

If they look like they are fitted, and passes its smoke test, it will be fine

SRE wrote:

Begs the question, when will they be able to plug into the vehicle diagnostics to see if the EGR's are functioning

So, I have a fresh mot and I want to blank my egr. I have seen 2 kits on eBay. One 2 piece and a 4 piece which has some seals fitted. I want to leave pipework in place. Also, on viewing the howto list I saw butterfly removal. May I ask the reason for this please?
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2 piece is more than sufficient

While we are on the subject of MOT testing - does the stop/start system get checked at all? MY2016 HSE D SDV6 - gone due to fuel dilution problems.

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If they start checking for chipped cars where would that leave me with my Alive reprogrammed ecu ? And the rest of us with similar mods ?

wilf wrote:

While we are on the subject of MOT testing - does the stop/start system get checked at all?

Not at present

Father Jack wrote:

If they start checking for chipped cars where would that leave me with my Alive reprogrammed ecu ? And the rest of us with similar mods ?

Not an issue at the moment, and not one that I can see even in the future. Too many variables and unknowns, and I expect a workaround would also be possible if the worst were to happen

Cheers Mikey. Always appreciate you taking the time to post so often here and on the Disco site. Especially when you've got a busy garage to run.

If I decide to blank the EGR's on my EU4 07 plate do I have the specific patching software loaded on my IID Tool or do I have to purchase a software patch from GAP or other?  RRS 2.7 HSE Stornoway Grey
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