EGR Gasket ?

[scottshere]

I'm looking at removing and cleaning the EGR this week (dirty task i know)
Do i need and gaskets replaced or is it just a bolt off and back on?

 

[S3 GAZ]

Planning on doing this aswell can anyone tell me if we need to replace a gasket?

 

[Steffgj]

Not done this yet but I'd think that replacing a gasket is always better than using the old one. Might as well if it's already off and they're only about £6!

 

[S3 GAZ]

More I wasnt sure if there was a gasket in there. I have a leak in mine somwhere

 

[Steffgj]

Yep pretty sure there is. Same here, quite clearly oil coming from between the EGR and the intake manifold in mine so it's coming off next week!

 

[S3 GAZ]

Il have a kook now and ket you know how I fair

 

[benjie]

I have done this and yes there is a gasket and YES change it otherwise you'll get an awful leak. Seen it recently on my friend's 130pd Passat B5.5.
It's costs like £5-6 from Audi (bit steep for a bit of rubber, but heigh ho). Totally worth it and a relatively easy job if you have fingers that bend the wrong way to loosen the allen key bolts from the car! I think they're allen key ones anyway. Been a few years since I did it!

 

[S3 GAZ]

Great stuff. Il get on from audi before tackling it. Replaced all the vacuum pipes today. So just egr and mr muscle to do

 

[Steffgj]

How long did it take you to do the pipes and where did you get the new ones from? Just standard vacuum tube?

 

[S3 GAZ]

About an hour to change all hoses. Bought 5m 3mm of silicone hose from ramair on ebay. £10

Its a nice fit on the smaller hoses and stretches to fit the bigger ones

 

[scottshere]

does the silicone hose not melt?
i thought the original hose is threaded to help protect from heat?

 

[S3 GAZ]

Its the same silicone they make boist pipes and TIP and used in race engines. Treated and designed to withstand heat.

So no I dont think it does

 

[scottshere]

Got a link to the actual stuff you used?
Im guessing any old tubing from ebay wont be the same

 

[S3 GAZ]

http://ramair-filters.co.uk/vacuum-hose/3mm-vacuum-hose.html

They sell it on ebay £10 for 5m