Hi JGH

thank you for your feedback, much appreciated.

Also mine ( 2007 like your but mine is DPFed) with the restrictor, still runs fine. As soon I'll try the full blank to see what's happens

Hi sergio977, have you tried the full blanking plate yet?

Cheers, JGH99. Freelander 2 GS Stornoway Grey
Jan 2007 Bought 71,000 miles. Currently 149,300 miles.

Hi JGH
No,sorry. Not yet. In these dry and warm weeks I dont drive too much, I prefer to use my bike so...I forgot the egr

When I'll try I'll report to the forum, dont worry

JGH99 wrote:

Hi sergio977, have you tried the full blanking plate yet?

Cheers, JGH99.

Hi, just tried the full blank and it's ok for the moment...but i've done only few Miles just to try what's happens

Hi Sergio, keep us updated. Took a few miles before I noticed real improvements. Really glad I blanked.

Any sign of fault lights?

JGH99 Freelander 2 GS Stornoway Grey
Jan 2007 Bought 71,000 miles. Currently 149,300 miles.

All EDC16 ECUs can be fully blanked without any warning lights or error codes.
By EDC16 I mean pre MY2010 cars.

JGH99 wrote:

Hi Sergio, keep us updated. Took a few miles before I noticed real improvements. Really glad I blanked.

Any sign of fault lights?

JGH99

Hi, no faults

alex_pescaru wrote:

All EDC16 ECUs can be fully blanked without any warning lights or error codes.
By EDC16 I mean pre MY2010 cars.

Yes, I Know but if you surf the web you can find a lot of wrong info..."you cannot blank because of dpf".."you cannot blank because of the MIL will switch in" and blablabla...but NOBODY tried with a DPFed car.

I tried: The 2007 freelander with dpf CAN be fully blanked w/o warning lights.

I tried also the restrictor plate

I have just blanked my 2007 egr. Took me a while to find a plate in South Africa, in the end I had one made, so had 10 made at the same time in case any one else needs. It is the complete blank plate.

The difference is amazing, the car runs much smoother, the fuel consumption has come down slightly. The idling is more stable as well. The biggest advantage for me has been that the vehicle pulls much better in the lower rev range between 1000 and 2000 which makes it a much nicer drive

JGH99 wrote:

Hi Sergio, keep us updated.

JGH, to be honest, I don't notice driving differences and/or different engine response: maybe a better pick from low rpm but I think the placebo effect have more influence than the blanking plate

The mpg it's almost the same, the DPF regenerates as it should so, in conclusion, the car runs fine like the EGR pre-blanking.

Glad that no more soot comes in my intake manifold

Had the same experience, i guess that if your EGR is functioning correctly to start with you feel nothing

Hi Sergio, you may be right on the performance. It could, as you say, be wishful thinking.

However, two things are definate. My fuel consumption remains at 39mpg on my commute to work. At least 3mpg better. I never get smoke when accelerating or after getting stuck in traffic. That used to annoy me.

Maybe my car had problems with the EGR which the blanking plate has solved.

In any event I won't be taking it off now.

Cheers, JGH99. Freelander 2 GS Stornoway Grey
Jan 2007 Bought 71,000 miles. Currently 149,300 miles.

Has anyone done the full black on a 59 plate without it putting any dash lights on! Mine is my10 but doesn't have dpf .
Done the partial blank def runs better and a little better fuel economy, but looking to do full blank.

Bailey, you can try...it's a 10 minutes job

Done the full blank all seems ok, no warning lights (Dec 2009 reg my10 ) 😃 Hopefully the mpg will now improve along with running much smoother .