How to solve a problem with EGR valve : Volvo 2.0 D4 ( P04D900 , P241300 ) 

Excellent job well done, if only all mechanics were as clean and caring in their work. I'm guessing the 20 dislikes come from Volvo employees

Thank you very much for this excellent video !!! It has made me confident to start doing it myself . I did it on a complete week-end including the cleaning with pure acetone. The warning light, so annoying, no longer reappears at all after the reset with my OBD2 reader. The car is now more punchy, consumes 0.5 liter less per 100km and I saved a lot of money :-) the garage did not want to clean but to put new parts.. Several points to share if it can help : - XC60 2014 200K km - EGR changed at 60K km - EGR recall done ~2years ago (hoses +ECU reprog it seems)- motor warning light appeared 6 month ago - I've bought the gasket between EGR and cooler on auto-doc Ref 013.630, brand 'Elring'. It fits perfectly and is of good quality - Step to empty the coolant at 4:50 in the video skiped. I used a cut bottle instead to recover the liquid (~0,5 liter) when removing the hoses. - the tightening torques can be found on other videos- the step of unscrewing the 2 screws between the EGR and the exhaust pipe is not shown in the video ~6:22. Have you changed your original torx bolts to new ones in yellow color (hexagonal head) ? On my car it has torx screws and I had a problem at this step because I stupidly forced with a Torx30 screwdriver even though it was Torx40. I couldn't see the screw well because the head was oriented towards (and close to) the dashboard; I partially broke the teeth of the screw. I recovered the problem by forcefully pushing a torx40 screwdriver into the screw (with a hammer), it worked. Voila ! Thanks again and long life to your channel ! ;-)

You made this look easy. Because of your video, I attempted this myself, took me all day, but fingers crossed, it seems to be fixed. Thank you for taking the time to make this video, it gave the confidence to try myself.

Great video with step by step instructions and explanations, keep up the nice work, love seeing more especially Volvos D4 VEA engines.

Had the faults listed for a while and eventually got round to completing this cleaning process following your video which was a great help. Cooler was blocked and so far so good 👍

Brilliant video. All detail no wasted time. Thankyou.

Dzisiaj przeczyściłem egr w moim s80 D4. Mega filmik robiłem krok po kroku. Dzieki

Very good tutorial, everything was explained perfectly. Thank you for this video.

Excellent, followed step by step and problem solved. Thank you lads

Hi, Just followed your video and did the job. Your Video and description was brilliant. I had Engine warning light on all the time. I had it checked and it was EGR fault. £1000 for volvo to fix!!! I did it in 5hours plus 24 hours cleaning time. Now all cleaned out and back working. the car feels more responsive. My D4 had only done 47K miles and I could tell the EGR has already been off before because bottom bolt was missing!!! Thanks CG love you.

Very helpful tutorial, I had a very clogged EGR on my V60 and it has been of great help watching how to disassemble and clean it. The two T40 torx bolt behind the EGR cooler were quite difficult to get to, nearly lost hope. However I watched another video that explained that the right size of those bolt was a T40 so that helped making sure I was using the right size. I would also recommend prior to starting the process to spray some penetrating oil on those screws, so by the time you reach to disassemble them, they'll be easier to remove. EGR cooler was very dirty (68k miles on a 2017 car) and it took few days and multiple soaking to cleaned it up. Some people uses also ultrasonic cleaners, I've not tried as I don't have one, but it could be an alternative especially if you're planning to do few of them. Volvo quoted £1500 to get it sorted and didn't want to do any goodwill. After putting everything back and deleting the code, it has not come back and everything looks alright. I'll try to update if anything changes.

Thank you for taking the magic and worry out of sorting out my egr problem. Worked a treat, clear video with excellent description. One suggestion if doing this you could slot out the bottom bracket from the left so the you only need to loosen the bolt and won't drop it when replacing the egr cooler. That bolt can't be seen or felt and is hard to locate. I tried slotting it from below but that didn't work due to lack of clearance I couldn't lift it up far enough. Great job saved me a packet!

Super good straight forward video! 👍

Good video. Do not be affraid to use high pressure washer. It helped helped me finaly. Soaked in different chemicals but finaly got clean with high preassure washer.

Excellent video, so clearly explained and great tips. 👍👍👍👍👍

Thanks a lot for your auto. It is very well done with clear visual and verbal explanations in proper English. Keep going. Jean-Claude

I have just finished the cleaning and remounting of my EGR valve (I have 140 000 km). First I would like to thanks you because you gave me evidence that it was not too difficult. Second through this I notice two issues: a) My EGR valve was one mounted with 2 bolts (the 3rd one below was not there), b) the pipe which was controlling the pneumatic actuator to by-pass of not the EGR cooler was squeezed and therefore was no longer allowing by-passing the cooler when the motor is cold (which is probably why I noticed a lot of soot in the cooler as well as in the gas inlet pipe. My EGR cooler was almost clogged, your trick with acetone worked fine (I kept a picture). I followed strictly your procedure except one. i.e. I removed the exit pipe of the EGR going back to the admission inlet. This eases the physical access to the EGR valve, allows cleaning this pipe (it was very dirty dust and soot), and allows also a small access to the admission of the engine (for visual inspection) and allows to remove partly with fingers soots.

Good job. I tried to clean cooler with different chemical agents I could get at shop, but eventually brought it to car wash and used strong water current which worked for me excellent.

Excellent. Many thanks for the very clear to understand procedure. Keep up the great work.

You're doing a good job guys (y)

Great video, clear to see and excellent instructions

Thanx for video. I was following your steps and cleaned my egr, cooler and complete intake manifold today. Was in worst condition than yours. Egr cooler was completly blocked. I used cleaner named "dimer", 2 component cleanser and it showed amazing results. Now car is going much better. Too bad i cant post pics here to see in how bad condition it was..

Bardzo dobry film, skorzystałem jako instrukcja przy naprawie swojego auta. Do czyszczenia nagaru, a nie mając acetonu, użyłem płynu czyszczącego Meglio, całkiem przypadkiem i również daje świetne efekty rozpuszczając głęboki brud, olej i spieki.

Perfect thank you 😊 pieknie pokazane jak powinno sie naprawiac samochod brawo

You saved me a ton of money. Thanks for sharing your knowledges

Hello from Finland. Great video. Now I can try it.

Great Video. Try oven cleaner for the EGR for 30 mins or so and that should shift the soot!

What an excellent tutorial. Thank you!!! 👋👍👍👍

I was replacing EGR valve my self recently at the same engine. Unfortunately in my case that sort of repair was not possible due to faulty electric engine, so I had to replace whole valve. For those who have got same problem this is great movie. Great job.

Great video man. I might try it myself also now lol

Fantastic video, very informative and detailed, thankyou :)

Love the rubbish bag technique 👌

Excellent video. Excellent 👌

excellent video, thanks

wowowow thanks for this video, perfekt work.

Hi, thank you for the well explained tutorial. I followed it but sadly, my EGR valve is broken (actuator not moving freely). Just a little tip for the cleaning part. I've used oven washing detergent without caustic soda (not good for aluminum). Here in France you can find a product called "decap four" by henkel, the green bottle one named "confort". It is really efficient. Goodbye mate!

The video is very clear. Thank you. Could you please provide the tool list so I can prepare before clean my EGR.

Great video, thank you.

I'd like to think my mechanic had the same level of attention to detail. But, he doesn't.

Very Good job

Very nice video...👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Great video

Thx for the video

Great tutorial and very thorough mechanical skills. Has anyone tried to gut the mesh on the EGR cooler and effectively remove the cause of clogging the system in the first place? Cheers

Thank you for this . Engine warning light came on and fault code was reported to Volvo on our 2014 V60 D4 they said EGR needs replacing. We have been quoted £1700 by Volvo to replace EGR. Absolute disgrace to be charged this when it's a known design fault.

Dzienkuje :)

Good video and good work, it was very interesting. thanks//////////

Very beautiful video well don

Very good video, can you do one about replace inlet manifold on D4 engine. Thanks

Excellent

It's so fantastic!

Great job. Thanks..

For anyone that doesnt find acetone,i tried with stove cleaner(the one with lye or caustic soda) and it works brilliant.

Thank you very much ,good video , my cooler now is full of acetone hope this is going to work

Thank you very much

I did the same thing and it worked, but about two months later, the same problem came back.

Perfect!

Just bought a 2015 Volvo V40 D4 SE LUX that started when it went to auction and then didn't start when they went to move it again. Tried discussing it via email but were n't too helpful. Watching your video makes me think it has the same problem. I can get out of it costing 600 for them to put it through auction again, or take a 6 grand chance. Any help would be well appreciated. Excellent video mate.

Firstly thank you for uploading this great video and explaining as you went along. About to start this job this week, plus an oil change, would you recommend doing this before the oil change? Thank you in advance

Thanks, about to attempt this having watched your disassembling once already - seeing what needs to be removed and where all the fixings are is super helpful - unlike VIDA which basically shows 4 steps and magically the EGR assembly is removed 🤦‍♂️ One question - how on earth were you able to get to the 3rd EGR bolt at the bottom with all the pipework in the way 😮 Update: Well I managed it eventually - my cooler was disgusting, I tried the acetone method which was pretty good, but then realised that there was too much caked on crud inside. A degreaser I had lying around also worked really well - Bilt Hamber's SurfaceX HD which did a great job dissolving a lot of the oil. After around 6 soakings and rinsings, some of the channels were still blocked so I used some thin wire (the outer steel cables from armoured cable) to dislodge any hard bits - after another 3-4 overnight soaks and rinses the water is finally running clear 😵‍💫

Thank you for this video, it would be the same kind of process for a v40 d4 2015 my check engine light has came on, I am pretty sure this is the problem the only tools I am missing are the diagnostic

A young mindful mechanic that actually repairs stuff?! Hell am gonna start believing in fairytales again! You mister may work on my cars anytime 👍 subscribed… keep em coming 🤟

nice, understandable movie. One question. Why didn't you drain the coolant from the tap at the bottom of the radiator?

The cheapest option is to program the egr unit and toss it out. Does not damage the engine for the future and if you remove dpf you have a car that will not stomp for a long time and roll smooth er. :)

Great tutorial.. Could you help me to clean the PCV valve of this same engine. I have volvo s60 2014, Diesel, 2.0 D4. Its valve cover gasket is leaking and makes a whistling sound on rpm above 1500. I have tested oil filler cap with rubber gloves, its just inflated and slipped off because of increased pressure. I thought to replace PCV valve but couldn't find it on this engine.

Amazing

Awesome guide. Very easy to follow! My egr is super clean now but unfortunately the valve is still temperamental in movement and very stiff! I’m going to have to buy a new one but at least I can fit it myself

Thank you' :)

Suggest. Use high pressure water to clean it

Witam , mam pytanie . W rurce łączącej pokrywę zaworów i odmę z kolektorem dolotowym jak i w samym dolocie zbiera sie olej . Czy to oznacza ze odma już skończyła swój żywot ? Dodam ze zawór egr po kilku miesiącach znowu wymaga czyszczenia i olej trzeba uzupełniać. Pozdrawiam

Great!

Thanks

I fixed the same problem on my 2014 V40 D4 190hp. I had e very hard time cleaning the egr cooler. It was full of carbon deposits.I left it 2 days in different cleaning products and almost no result.Acetone didn't work in my case. After that i used a high presure shower head with hot water and it slowly started to clean up. It took me more than a hour and a lot of dirt was splashing in my face and clotes. Finaly i succeded and i saved about 500 euro. The check engine light is finaly off and the car runs great.

What do you think about using a steamer for cleaning the cooler?

I wish I had the tools to do this myself… in my local volvo workshop they charge 300usd for an inspection, and 500usd for a new part + handwork… I’ll try borrowing tools to do this

środek do czyszczenia silników mógł pomóc bardziej, również do kominów oraz do piekarników ;) pozdro

Brilliant video!! Two tips, I found I really didn’t need to drain the system, only very little fluids out, and use over cleaner if the cooler is really blocked. Because it’s aluminium don’t leave the oven cleaner on too long, but 15 mins won’t hurt it, and is 100 times more effective than anything else, if the cooler is really blocked, you won’t unblock it with anything else.

Do you know if the EGR valve motor return spring is supposed to close the valve as mine is staying open around 2mm, if I close it completely by hand the engine idles better, TIA

Thank you for the video❤

I had the same problem with the EGR valve, 90000 KM on my 2012 V60 D3, and the valve is causing problems. The engine light is on, but the engine starts immediately and has no loss of power, but I still have to go to the workshop, in Germany it costs € 600 to repair.

Many thanks for the tutorial! Where and when I can bring my car to?

I gave the same problem and i am going to use youre procedure. Only one question, why remove coolant from bottom hose? If i disconnect egr valve not much coolant will escape only from egr ? Egr is on top of the engine!

Also advise on buying D4 or D5, for someone who only uses the car for weekends for 1-3 hours...worth buying diesel or gasoline type?

Following you video I have just completed cleaning my EGR, it was worse than yours, but my question is what was the name and model of you diagnostic machine???

I just take it for a fast drive once a month, clears dps , cat and all of that crap. 260 000km still running fine

Hi Do you need to adapt EGR after cleaning?

How did you dry the unit after cleaning?

Hi, Can zou please write what kind of keys do you need? I paid attention but I could not figure all of them. Thank you in advance.

Great video. Helped a lot to remove and clean the valve and cooler (hardly blocked), but less than a month later "Check engine" light is on again whit the same fault P04D9. Any clue what else can be?

Im getting a P00BC MAF error. I monitired the EGR valve on the app while driving and it stayed at -1.52 and hardly moved from that, so potentially an EGR valve stuck. Im going to get it mapped out, does the EGR delete remap also make the EMAP pipe redundant? Or will the EMAP pipe continue to operate?

Today had low oil recently, and today engine light. Went to Volvo for oil, topped up, car had a micro engine stutter on way. My light remains on.. Volvo want £££ to check so I bought myself a reader for tomorrow. I’m curious what app you used and how you were able to test the valve manually? Thanks.

Had issues with my D4 XC60. Jumping around on cold start. Volvo eventually accepted the EGRs have been an issue. Mine was sticking. They changed it outside of warranty. Kick up a stink. They will change it. It’s a well known issue....

199 / 5000 Resultados da tradução Good afternoon, in the 9.50 minute when you lubricate, does it feel like a slight pressure or is it totally loose? when I speak of slight pressure, I mean trying to overcome the pressure of a spring! thanks

bought a new gasket but still coolant coming out from the cooler , don't know how to solve ,any ideA?

This is a real machenic

Thanks for the video :) do this tutorial apply for the V40 D4(D4204T14) engine?

czy potrzeba program zeby odblokowac ten zawor i wtedy go zdjąc ?

when buying used D4 how to check for such issues or potential issues after buying it ? I understand D5 does not have such issue , correct?

Can I use Ultrasonic cleaning machine to cleanr EGR Valve & Cooler? Was thinking of using 10L Vevor Ultrasonic Cleaner with Allendale Engine SOlution....Great video by the way. Thanks.

I love the fact that the wrong EGR-Valve/Cooler combination is fitted.. you shouldn’t be needing to use a threaded bolt with a nut on the other side.