My 03 has been idleing weird lately followed by sputters. Check almost everything. My CEL light came on and went to plug it up and a error code ame up for EGR.

Now what i wanna know is what are the pros and cons for removing it.

what is the pros and cons if i replace it?

Please i need help this problem is driving me up the wall.

 

Pro, your intake will be cleaner

Con, its illegal to remove emissions items
Con, Your MPG will drop 2-4 mpg

I would not remove mine, cause well its my Daily driver.

 

There's two hoses that go from EGR system to the throttle body. It is not uncommon for one of these hoses to pop off during boost.

 

Putting an EGR block off plate in = have fun trying to start your car when its cold out

 

+1 to this.

Pros are not having exhaust gasses introduced back into the intake, couple things go hand in hand with that, lower egt's, better combustion, ect.

Cons are that it's illegal to remove it, then again it's also illegal to remove the cat, change you 02 or do most other mods.

The EGR system has ZERO effect on cold starting as it only opens while the car is moving/under load, also I've never experienced a MPG loss by removing the EGR from any of my vehicles, had the exact opposite happen actually.

 

Mines off my car. No problems yet

 

Get rid of it. It removes a lot of junk off the car. Less failure points. Reduced inlet temps.

 

No, that is wrong. I still get the same MPG

Cold start is the same as stock.

 

What he said.

 

Damn.

 

Ahh so is that why i feel like i lost power or no boost when i step on it? Im thinking it cant be the turbo just bought a new one so im going to check for those hoses

 

I'm about to ditch mine too...

 

Definitely could be the reason why. We did a boost leak on my car yesterday and one of those hoses was not connected to anything. Car was all sluggish and felt like it had no power Connected it and the car feels much better even with my throttle body seals leaking.

 

+1 great all together.. No downfalls on my end

 

Rip that crap out along with evap. I've never had a problem with mpg or cold starts with egr being removed. Less hoses = less chances for boost leaks