Another 2.0TDI EGR Valve Cleaning Thread - with before and after pics.

[Pie-eyedpiper]

Just to confirm, if I do blank it off, the blank goes where the gasket sits? (red line in pic, item 6 in diagram) Cheers

Pic was taken BEFORE cleaning lol
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Not too sure about a blanking plate there to be honest. The only one I was to cover the hole on the turbo housing, where the exhaust exits.
The pipe shown is the one going to the cooler, I remover the EGR and cooler so didn't have any pipework left.
Changed the intake manifold to a flapless BKD one too, and cut off all the EGR mounting plate.