EGR Valve Removal

After the suggestion from Unigroup that the miss fire problem might be because of a leak in the EGR valve i pulled it all out this weekend. I quickly found the problem and it was in the top section, i could have just plugged this up but i thought even though it has been a big pain to get out that i would take the whole thing out and make up a blanking plate to cover the outlet.

It looks to me that this was damaged either when the injectors were installed or when the engine came out as it has severed the hose.

 You can see how tight it is in behind and i managed to remove it without taking off the plenum which i was pretty happy about. A little bit of weight removed as well.

 Bit messy but i can't actually see the face of the thing and just put heaps of silicone on it to make sure it was sealed up tight.