No need to be smart! Thats why I asked the question! I stand corrected.
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- Thu Jun 08, 2017 9:30 am
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: Vigo auto door lock
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4116
- Wed Jun 07, 2017 8:51 am
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: Vigo auto door lock
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4116
Re: Vigo auto door lock
Necessity for what! Making sure your hostages don't bail out the door!
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- Tue Jun 06, 2017 1:03 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Electrical help
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1307
Re: Electrical help
Is there supposed to be a pic??
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- Tue Jun 06, 2017 1:02 pm
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: Hilux Revo Headlight Bulb Change
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2377
Re: Hilux Revo Headlight Bulb Change
https://ultra-vision.com.au/ I can't find their led kits on their site but send them an email and they'll help you out. We sell them at work.
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- Tue Jun 06, 2017 12:21 pm
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: Hilux Revo Headlight Bulb Change
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2377
Re: Hilux Revo Headlight Bulb Change
Have ultra vision leds in mine, are awesome.
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- Tue Jun 06, 2017 9:13 am
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: Vigo auto door lock
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4116
Re: Vigo auto door lock
None of them here in aus have it. Pain in the ass if you ask me!
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- Mon Jun 05, 2017 10:50 pm
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: Vigo auto door lock
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4116
Re: Vigo auto door lock
You'll need to look into an aftermarket alarm system. That'd be the easiest and probably the cheapest way
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- Sun Jun 04, 2017 8:59 am
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: Revo Hilux at 40 000 km
- Replies: 7
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Re: Revo Hilux at 40 000 km
Another lux I had at work with 10mm spacers on OME shocks. They failed out in the middle of nowhere and they had no choice but to drive it to town (2000km!) These actually rolled the ute when the first one broke but luckily nobody was injured seriously and the ute landed on it wheels so they drove i...
- Sun Jun 04, 2017 8:47 am
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: Revo Hilux at 40 000 km
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3880
Re: Revo Hilux at 40 000 km
Pic one was a lux I had come thru work, had 10mm spacers. Pic two is the struts out of my ute, had them spacers in it when I got it. The ute had never been offroad till I got it and thats why they didn't fail earlier. Scary thing is they didn't even fail offroad, simply went thru a causeway in the r...
- Sun Jun 04, 2017 1:29 am
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: Revo Hilux at 40 000 km
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3880
Re: Revo Hilux at 40 000 km
Not the dreaded strut spacers! Has nobody learned yet! Please get them out and your suspension properly! Before you get hurt.
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- Tue May 30, 2017 11:02 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Release bearing on a hilux D4D keeps acting up
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1968
Re: Release bearing on a hilux D4D keeps acting up
My bearing makes noise every now and then, sometimes bad too. Then it'll come good. Mine is aftermarket tho. Have changed it a couple of times over the years. I'm pretty efficient at it now, can do it in under 3 hours on my shed floor! Now I just put up with it. If it ever starts making noise consta...
- Tue May 30, 2017 10:55 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: D4D running rich.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4700
Re: D4D running rich.
Some throttle and carby cleaners will attack plastic and rubber so be careful, the unit is worth about $400aud!!
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- Tue May 30, 2017 12:20 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: D4D running rich.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4700
Re: D4D running rich.
All else fails go to an electronics store and get some electrical contact cleaner. Has to be a product that leaves no residue!
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- Tue May 30, 2017 11:26 am
- Forum: General Mods
- Topic: 32" tyres on a Vigo
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8711
Re: 32" tyres on a Vigo
They will fit tho I don't cary mine under there, got stick if it getting punctured cos of how low it hangs! This is where mine now lives.[IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170530/ac7071c4e5bb89ac0ba0df1ca0b42bdb.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170530/d2a3ff7cc6a2d122d91deea7f5a...
- Mon May 15, 2017 1:03 pm
- Forum: 2016 - on - Revo Shape Hilux
- Topic: Back seat mod for double cab
- Replies: 4
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Re: Back seat mod for double cab
Remove the seat and cut the hook off at 40mm as pictured. When I did mine I cut it on an angle so it would be guided back into position.
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- Fri May 12, 2017 2:33 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Airbag indicator light
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5833
Re: Airbag indicator light
Make sure ya have the battery disconnected for a good ten minutes b4 ya fiddle with any airbag wires. Wouldn't want an airbag goin off in ya face!! It hurts![emoji6]
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- Thu May 11, 2017 12:12 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Airbag indicator light
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5833
Re: Airbag indicator light
They'll be able to look up you chassis number an see if it's done b4. If it hasn't they'll do it free otherwise get a clock spring on ebay and do it yourself.
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- Thu May 11, 2017 9:05 am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Replacement LED H4 lamps
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5753
Re: Replacement LED H4 lamps
The old rubber boot should go around the base of the globe once ya remove the heatsink. They are designed to be rotated so the leds are pointing at the rite part of the reflector.
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- Thu May 11, 2017 9:01 am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Airbag indicator light
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5833
Re: Airbag indicator light
Very common problem mate. It'll be the airbag clock spring in the back of the steering wheel. As I said it's very common, toyota did a recall on them years ago.
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- Wed May 10, 2017 10:59 pm
- Forum: 1979 to early 1998 Hilux (Gen 3&4 aka SFA 4x4)
- Topic: Longer SFA Brake lines Stellenbosch/Strand/CT?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6319
Re: Longer SFA Brake lines Stellenbosch/Strand/CT?
If you guys have had braided lines and see the outside braiding to be too loose and can only be a protective coating then the lines you guys get over there must be absolute rubbish! It's exactly as legend said, yes it's there for protection but it's mostly there to stop the line from expansion. The ...
- Fri May 05, 2017 11:24 pm
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: 2017 Hilux Raider SA models - question on headlights
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2033
Re: 2017 Hilux Raider SA models - question on headlights
Yep lenses is irrelevant, I have h4 leds in mine and I haven't used my narva spotties since fitting the leds!
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- Thu May 04, 2017 3:01 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: D4D running rich.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4700
Re: D4D running rich.
Any auto store should keep it or have something similar.
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- Thu May 04, 2017 2:00 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: D4D running rich.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4700
Re: D4D running rich.
Thats the one, two small screws. There is a thin oring under it so dont loose it or pinch it putting it together.
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- Thu May 04, 2017 12:15 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: D4D running rich.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4700
Re: D4D running rich.
Crc make a dedicated maf sensor cleaner. Do NOT try and clean it with a cotton tip! The hot wires in there are very easily damaged! Simply remove it and all it takes is a few good blasts with the correct solvent, electrical contact cleaner can be use or anything that doesn't leave any residue. Also ...
- Thu May 04, 2017 6:05 am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: D4D running rich.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4700
Re: D4D running rich.
Yeah sorry my bad.
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- Wed May 03, 2017 10:52 pm
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: 2017 Hilux Raider SA models - question on headlights
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2033
Re: 2017 Hilux Raider SA models - question on headlights
Why not jist buy led bulds?
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- Wed May 03, 2017 10:50 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: D4D running rich.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4700
Re: D4D running rich.
Did they your air flow meter when it was serviced? Should be done every time the air filter is changed.
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- Mon May 01, 2017 2:18 pm
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: 2008 Toyota Hilux SRX 2.5 D4D D/C 4x4 - Lift, suspension, wheels, etc.
- Replies: 19
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Re: 2008 Toyota Hilux SRX 2.5 D4D D/C 4x4 - Lift, suspension, wheels, etc.
Not the dreaded spacers!!
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- Thu Apr 27, 2017 10:52 pm
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: Sourcing canvas seat covers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2053
Re: Sourcing canvas seat covers
Check out black duck. They aren't exactly cheap but they make them for just about everything.
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- Thu Apr 27, 2017 1:26 pm
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: Need Some Advice Choosing A KZTE
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2447
Re: Need Some Advice Choosing A KZTE
My last lux had the kz motor and had close to 500k on it when I sold it. Just look for something with a solid service history, oil and filters every 5k and she'll go forever.
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- Tue Apr 25, 2017 10:54 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: 3.0 D4D Clutch Problem
- Replies: 113
- Views: 106029
Re: 3.0 D4D Clutch Problem
They look ok, maybe they haven't been balanced properly.
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- Tue Apr 25, 2017 7:38 am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: 3.0 D4D Clutch Problem
- Replies: 113
- Views: 106029
Re: 3.0 D4D Clutch Problem
Make sure all your shafts look like this or they'll give you problems.
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- Mon Apr 24, 2017 3:36 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: 3.0 D4D Clutch Problem
- Replies: 113
- Views: 106029
Re: 3.0 D4D Clutch Problem
Another thing to check is if all the uni's are timed properly??
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- Sun Apr 23, 2017 7:43 am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: 3.0 D4D Clutch Problem
- Replies: 113
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Re: 3.0 D4D Clutch Problem
Sure the shudder wasn't there b4 being masked by the old dodgy clutch? Had a suspension lift at all? Very common to get a little shudder from a lift due to tailshaft misalignment.
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- Sun Apr 23, 2017 1:45 am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: How to drill hole in fuel tank...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2931
Re: How to drill hole in fuel tank...
I reckon ya went a bit overboard with it all just to drill a hole! If you are cutting or welding then yes do all that but drilling nah! Just plenty of cutting fluid or even just grease where ya drilling to keep the bit cool and catch the shavings would be fine.
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- Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:59 am
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: Bonnet guard - Big mistake
- Replies: 49
- Views: 31442
Re: Bonnet guard - Big mistake
All the other mods we do to our rigs would have a lot more of an impact on performance than a bonner guard. Doesn't matter to me anyway I have a fan on mine[emoji6]
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- Tue Apr 18, 2017 12:08 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Oil catch can and second fuel filter information
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6667
Re: Oil catch can and second fuel filter information
Sign up to newhilux.net we have an endless supply of info on there including instructions on the above mods.
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- Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:19 am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Oil catch can and second fuel filter information
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6667
Re: Oil catch can and second fuel filter information
We take it very seriously here in aus! Secondary fuel filter is a must for us or anyone living in or traveling to remote areas. Any modern common rail diesel that runs an egr will greatly benefit from a catch can and having the egr blocked off or disconnected.
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- Thu Apr 13, 2017 12:43 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: No 4x4 - Front wheels not locking
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6271
Re: No 4x4 - Front wheels not locking
Good result, make sure ya tell the mugs that had the gearbox out! Tell how weewee'd you are about it [emoji6]
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- Thu Apr 13, 2017 8:58 am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: 3.0 D4D Clutch Problem
- Replies: 113
- Views: 106029
Re: 3.0 D4D Clutch Problem
Definitely use a genuine crank seal! I last time I did my clutch only because of the ks and the main seal was leaking. Lasted about a month b4 I had it all apart again because I put a cheaper seal in it. Lesson learned!! If its been slipping that bad that you can't select gears then I'd say definite...
- Wed Apr 12, 2017 2:52 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: No 4x4 - Front wheels not locking
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6271
Re: No 4x4 - Front wheels not locking
The add system is known for getting water in it and playing up. Though if it's doing it only since toyota had the box out then I'd bet they left a plug off the transfer case. Not sure which one it is but there is one to tell the 4x4 ecu that 4wd has been selected and it then enguages the front diff....
- Mon Apr 03, 2017 2:24 pm
- Forum: Build your own:
- Topic: Hilux Vigo Drawings
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7013
Re: Hilux Vigo Drawings
Real engineers don't need drawings. They just build![emoji6] as ive done many times.[IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201704 ... a32c0a.jpg[/IMG]
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- Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:02 pm
- Forum: General Mods
- Topic: Fj cruiser nitro charger to SFA
- Replies: 3
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Re: Fj cruiser nitro charger to SFA
Dont waste your time and money! Just buy the right gear the first time!
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- Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:58 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Alternator light - False signal
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2028
Re: Alternator light - False signal
There's a guy here in aus that reconditions them. Replacing the reg/rec so its not temperature controlled anymore and replaces the dodgy one way pulley with a solid one and all at a fraction of the cost of a new unit.
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- Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:16 am
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: Limp Mode for Dummies?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3262
Re: Limp Mode for Dummies?
Thats not limp mode! In limp mode you'd be lucky to get 60kph out of it and no power at all! And I mean none!
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- Tue Jan 17, 2017 9:57 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Toyota kzte diff or brake-unit problem
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2063
Re: Toyota kzte diff or brake-unit problem
How long is a piece of string? Too many factors come into play. If it's collapsed bad enough to bust the brakes ya may have damaged the shaft but ya wont know till ya pull it down. Depends how long ya drove it after it happened! As for the abs it's probably just damaged the sensor. Sent from my SM-N...
- Mon Jan 16, 2017 10:08 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Toyota kzte diff or brake-unit problem
- Replies: 8
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Re: Toyota kzte diff or brake-unit problem
Sounds like a collapsed wheel bearing for all that to happen at once.
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- Mon Jan 16, 2017 10:05 pm
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: Hilux Revo Accessories Thread
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6107
Re: Hilux Revo Accessories Thread
I'm in Australia mate! If you want sliding windows you want the cheaper classic canopy. Very basic, one small light above the rear window. Dust proof and water proof, well that depends on the fitter! You can buy a vent to put in the top of them to pressurize the canopy to help keep the dust out. Car...
- Mon Jan 16, 2017 2:22 pm
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: Hilux Revo Accessories Thread
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6107
Re: Hilux Revo Accessories Thread
Fitting them regularly! What do you need to know?
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- Sun Jan 15, 2017 12:53 am
- Forum: Humor
- Topic: Joke of the day
- Replies: 3707
- Views: 942368
Re: Joke of the day
Look closely at this pic and tell me what's wrong with it! This brake system was fitted to a brand new jeep grand Cherokee, by the jeep dealership!!!
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- Sat Jan 14, 2017 5:58 am
- Forum: Build your own:
- Topic: Copying the Aussies
- Replies: 47
- Views: 18474
Re: Copying the Aussies
You'll find we are guns at most things![emoji6] Nice one!
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- Thu Jan 12, 2017 11:05 am
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: Hilux Revo Accessories Thread
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6107
Re: Hilux Revo Accessories Thread
The step itself looks good, just the tow hitch looks weak!
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- Thu Jan 12, 2017 10:39 am
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: Hilux Revo Accessories Thread
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6107
Re: Hilux Revo Accessories Thread
Dunno if I trust that tow hitch, looks a bit flimsy! Bullbar looks like the goods tho.
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- Sun Jan 08, 2017 6:57 am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: EGR Blank
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1816
Re: EGR Blank
Yep very stupid idea! I cleaned mine at 190k and you'd be lucky to stick a pencil through the inlet ports, thats how blocked it was! Fitting a catch can to the engine breather and blocking the egr is the go!
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- Sun Jan 08, 2017 1:18 am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: EGR Blank
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1816
Re: EGR Blank
Sorry mate not 100% sure on one that old, my knowledge extends to 05. The very early 1kd motors could be blocked fully with no hassle. Was only later when the computer started to read egr flow. I have my 1kd blocked and it definitely helps with bottom end power by helping keep the turbo spooled up. ...
- Sun Jan 08, 2017 1:10 am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: LIft Kit/Strut SPacers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1885
Re: LIft Kit/Strut SPacers
I now have this pair of my old struts on display in my showroom at work( Im a 4wd fitter/fabricator) to warn people of how important it is to do suspension correctly and not use the cheap way out! Using spacers moves the whole strut down rendering the bump stops useless! As the strut compresses it w...
- Sun Jan 08, 2017 1:04 am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: LIft Kit/Strut SPacers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1885
Re: LIft Kit/Strut SPacers
this is what happened to me just driving down the highway! Wife and kids on board! I was inly lucky it didn't fully snap off!
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- Sat Jan 07, 2017 2:28 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: LIft Kit/Strut SPacers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1885
Re: LIft Kit/Strut SPacers
DON'T DO IT!!!
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- Sat Jan 07, 2017 2:26 pm
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: Hilux poem
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2446
Re: Hilux poem
Mint!
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- Sat Jan 07, 2017 2:19 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: EGR Blank
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1816
Re: EGR Blank
Depends on the year mate! The early lux could be fully blocked but the later one's need a 7mm hole in the plate so the computer still sees gas flow. On the newer ones you can even get the egr turned off thru the computer.
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