Was having problems with egr cooler fault kept putting the EML on took it back to the garage where I got it from under warranty which came with car, expecting to get replacement cooler and egr valve but all they did was delete both from the ecu.
Is this going to give me problems with emissions on the MOT when its due and can I now put the egr blank plate back in as I assume the gases will still go through the throttle body? or if the egr is deleted is it now shut so no gases will get past it??? The only thing I have noticed is the flat spot is now gone  Discovery 3 tdv6 gone
Freelander 2 LE sport SD4 facelift gone
mitsubishi outlander phev

Hi Andy.p sorry for arriving so late to your post. What year is for FL2? One of the first things I did was blank off the EGR, remove the swirl flaps and fit an oil catch can.

Did not know it could be done electronically? I assume the computer opens the valve to allow a percentage of exhaust gasses to recirculate? Otherwise I would be inclined to fit a blanking plate just in case.

I have not noticed anything difference with regards to how the car feels as such for myself after the above. But I have noticed after removing the throttle body the other week just how much cleaner by intake pipes are and the the catch can is pulling out from the crankcase breather is unbelievable!

With your earlier model you can just blank off the EGR valve. Andy has a facelift, later model which also has a bypass valve on the egr cooler. If you just blank this off you get a permanent warning light and fault code. Apparently his garage has coded out the EGR so that the engine management no longer "looks for it", hence detecting no fault. Presumably they also blanked-off the egr but this seems uncertain. I'm interested in this because I also have a MY11 SD4 with an intermittent EML fault code • P245A-77 (EC) Exhaust gas recirculation cooler - bypass control circuit - Mechanical failure - commanded position is not reachable.

I had this done just last week. Been having all sorts of problems after the car warmed up. Mechanic diagnosed a problem with the EGR so blanked it off and "remapped" the ECU so the car will run.
Looking forward to seeing how it all goes.
Also a MY11 SD4. MY11 SD4 SE Auto

teagzgr wrote:

Hi Andy.p sorry for arriving so late to your post. What year is for FL2? One of the first things I did was blank off the EGR, remove the swirl flaps and fit an oil catch can.

Did not know it could be done electronically? I assume the computer opens the valve to allow a percentage of exhaust gasses to recirculate? Otherwise I would be inclined to fit a blanking plate just in case.

I have not noticed anything difference with regards to how the car feels as such for myself after the above. But I have noticed after removing the throttle body the other week just how much cleaner by intake pipes are and the the catch can is pulling out from the crankcase breather is unbelievable!