well thats sunday screwed .....

[tweak'e]

wondering why the engine was a bit hissy the other day. today coming back from work it started to roar a little. so another exhaust leak somewhere. just had a quick look and found it soon enough, the darn EGR pipe has broken at the join.
so hopefully cuz is home so i can use the workshop tomorrow. there goes the weekend.

and to top it off looks like the DVR hardrive just died to

 

[Matt76]

Hopefully it's an easy fix mate, take along a six pack and make a good day of it.

 

[DVR]

....and to top it off looks like the DVR hardrive just died to

What are you trying to tel me?

 

[scottybobcat]

I wouldn't mind getting screwed on a sunday.lol

 

[tweak'e]

well i might have gotten screwed the bad way !

ute fix was easier than i thought it would.
went out to family members place to use the workshop. got half way there and heard a clunk followed by a ROOOAAAAARRRR, the EGR pipe broke right off. no boost and crawled all the way. fortunately no big hills to go up.

the bolts came undone quiet nicely (makes a change). pulled the whole EGR pipe out and made a blanking plate for the exhaust end.
the EGR pipe is almost half the size of the turbo exhaust inlet!
now the ute is quieter than its ever been. must have been leaking for a while and never heard it over the old mud tires. now got tarseal tires on its quiet as a car!.

now the shit news........ DVR smelt a bit burnt. just pulled it apart to find a HD screw had come loose and fallen in short circuited a few bits. so up for a new one, $1000-1500 worth

 

[scottybobcat]

Bugger Thats no good but I'm glad to see I'm not the only member to be having dramas with there Nav.

 

[DVR]

....... DVR smelt a bit burnt.

Now I know your talking about me. I know, sorry about that. I showered this morning. Might not happen often but it happened this morning

 

[KraftyPg]

It's what you shower in that's the problem not the frequency

 

[DVR]

You saying I shouldn't be doing it clothed? Why? We got water restrictions here you know!

 

[KraftyPg]

No No Not at all some may even say that is an improvement (although I've got better manners than most so I wont say it). Just remember that not all the liquid that falls from above is water.

 

[shaggy]

No No Not at all some may even say that is an improvement (although I've got better manners than most so I wont say it). Just remember that not all the liquid that falls from above is water.

Yeah it could worse it maybe BLUEICE from aircraft flying overhead

Shane

 

[Dave]

Nice easy fix Tweak'e, good to hear.

So did you completly remove the EGR pipe ?

Dave.

 

[tweak'e]

Nice easy fix Tweak'e, good to hear.

So did you completly remove the EGR pipe ?

Dave.

pipe is completely removed. used the broken exhaust end to hold the blanking plate in with and cut off the inlet end bit as its needed as part of the bracket to hold the EGR valve in place.

it had broken off right at the exhaust end weld. probably not heat treated after welding, stainless can go a bit brittle.

driving around this morning its the quietest its ever been and feels and bit snappier on the throttle. that may be why it seamed to drink the fuel a bit quicker last week.

 

[felixblack]

i thought you had the EGR blocked off orignially? or justy on the intake side?

 

[tweak'e]

it was blocked off on the intake side only. especially after the trouble i had with getting the dump pipe off i wasn't to keen on removing any more exhaust bits.
luckly the bolts came off nicely, no breaking studs off this time. soaking it with inox the night before may have helped a bit there.