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Awesome bro cheers I've heard a catch can on the egr? Can help too? Any other little mods you'd do off the bat

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Originally Posted by Cartman

Awesome bro cheers I've heard a catch can on the egr? Can help too? Any other little mods you'd do off the bat.

I’ll disagree with Cambo here slightly and say just fit a catch can. I fitted a Provent on mine when new and I assume the EGR is clean as. We did this to about 50 Hilux 1KD-FTVs in WA at the mine after they a bunch developed symptoms of bunged up EGR. Man the restriction was amazing, the gunk was just the worst.

After the Provents were fitted the 3 vehicles with the highest hours since fitment were selected for inspection. (They spend most of the day idling and tootling about, low kms but constantly running.) Clean as a whistle. Really very good system.

I have heard of a few EGR blanking problems but thats only hearsay, nothing first hand.

However, if your vehicle hasn’t had a can before and no record of the EGR being stripped, I’d get it cleaned out then fit the can, or strip it and blank it. Up to you.

If you go the catch can route, know that I’ve never changed the filter (silly expensive). I wrap them in bog paper to pull most of the oil out, then clean them in petrol, air dry them, go again. Still fine after 100,000km.

Originally Posted by Flyblown

I’ll disagree with Cambo here slightly and say just fit a catch can. I fitted a Provent on mine when new and I assume the EGR is clean as. We did this to about 50 Hilux 1KD-FTVs in WA at the mine after they a bunch developed symptoms of bunged up EGR. Man the restriction was amazing, the gunk was just the worst.

After the Provents were fitted the 3 vehicles with the highest hours since fitment were selected for inspection. (They spend most of the day idling and tootling about, low kms but constantly running.) Clean as a whistle. Really very good system.

I have heard of a few EGR blanking problems but thats only hearsay, nothing first hand.

However, if your vehicle hasn’t had a can before and no record of the EGR being stripped, I’d get it cleaned out then fit the can, or strip it and blank it. Up to you.

If you go the catch can route, know that I’ve never changed the filter (silly expensive). I wrap them in bog paper to pull most of the oil out, then clean them in petrol, air dry them, go again. Still fine after 100,000km.

EGR is a totally different system to a catch can there @Flyblown.

A catch can helps stop oily residue getting into the intake system. Is a good idea though to put 1 on a turbo diesel.
EGR is a emission control system where exhaust gas is recirculated into the intake.

To remove the EGR on a common rail engine it requires a specialist to do as the ECU needs to be altered. Its not a diy thing where you can simply block something off. If its not done properly it will fuck shit up.

EGR blanking on an older diesel like a 1KZ Surf or Prado is easy and recommended to help reduce the risk of cracking the heads

Eh? I thought the whole point of an oil catch can was to remove the oil from the recirculated crankcase vent, which would otherwise mix with the hot EGR gases and bake the oil into hard crusty deposits around the EGR port and the intake manifolds?

Originally Posted by Cartman

Awesome bro cheers I've heard a catch can on the egr? Can help too? Any other little mods you'd do off the bat

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160 will already have a big carbon build up, there is sprays that help to remove it
Catch can to stop vapour mixing with egr or as been said delete it
There is for and against for the deletes but do so research and decide for your self

Originally Posted by longrange308

160 will already have a big carbon build up, there is sprays that help to remove it
Catch can to stop vapour mixing with egr or as been said delete it
There is for and against for the deletes but do so research and decide for your self

A delete will likely fuck my warranty. I'll talk to the Toyota guys. Pretty sure a catch can shouldn't mess with it though. I'll get it done asap

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Originally Posted by Cartman

A delete will likely fuck my warranty. I'll talk to the Toyota guys. Pretty sure a catch can shouldn't mess with it though. I'll get it done asap

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It won’t fix what’s already there but will stop anymore