Jaguar World – July 2019

MODERNWORKSHOP

84 |JaguarWorld/July 2019

EGRtrouble on the XF 2.2D

AfailedEGRvalveisnotuncommononsomediesels.

Here,Elite&PerformanceJagsexplainshowtogoaboutreplacing

oneona2 0142 .2-litredieselengineXF

WORDS&PHOTOGRAPHY

ROBHAWKINS

F

AILUREOFtheexhaustgas

recirculation(EGR)valveappears

tobeacommonproblemacrossa

numberofdieselenginevehicles,

includingJaguars.Thefirstyou’llknow

aboutit,though,iswhentheengine

managementlightremainsilluminated

onthedashboard,threateningfailure

atthenextMOTtest.

Theemissions-relatedEGRvalveis

designedtoreducepollutionbyfeeding

wastegasesbackintotheinduction

system.Consequently,thecarbonand

oilvapourfromthosewastegasescoat

theinsideofallcomponentsconcerned.

Usually,theEGRvalveisthefirsttofail,

raisingafaultcode.

OntheXF2.2D,thecoolant-fed

EGRcoolercanalsobeaffected,which

willaddanother£400tothefinal

bill,althoughit’snotalwaysthecase.

However,itisworthwhilebeingcautious

aboutreplacinganEGRvalve–Jaguaralso

recommendsrenewingasteelpipethatis

routedbetweenitandthethrottlebody,

whichcostsaround£150.Infact,Jaguar

stipulatesitmustberenewedifyoubuya

JaguarreplacementEGRvalvetomaintain

thepart’swarranty.Theoldsteelpipethat

weseebeingremovedhereiscertainly

cloggedwithcarbon,anditisdifficultto

fullycleanout.

ThefollowingstepsshowElite&

PerformanceJagsrenewingtheEGRvalve

THANKSTO

Elite&PerformanceJags

10 -11DerbyTradingEstate

StoresRoad

DerbyDE2 14 BE

Tel: 01332265826

Website:www.eapj.com

CosttosupplyandfitanEGRvalve

andsteelpipe,andtoclearthefault

codes:£597. 67 +VAT(£ 71 7.20)

TOOLS:

■Allenkeybits:5mm

■Penetratingfluid

■Screwdrivers

■Sockets/spanners8mm,10mm,

13 mm, 16 mm

■Trimtools

DOINGITYOURSELF

Difficulty

Timerequired:Twohours

Onyourown?Yes

andaforementionedsteelpipeona2 014

XF2.2DthatloggedanEGR-relatedfault

code.Thetechniciansthencalibratethe

EGRforthecorrectflowandclearthe

respectivefaultcodes.Withtheproblem

sorted,theenginemanagementlight

nolongerremainsilluminatedonthe

dashboard.