smoking sedona and slight loss of power

s1mon wrote: ok this is the last message from me . Just to say that my kia sedona 2.9 diesel is working better than ever , i have all my power back and it does NOT smoke one little bit . perfect . you really do realize how slow your car is after its fixed ..     I hope this has help a few of you out there and if there is anything which i can help you lot with just let me know .. tick the LIKE box

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s1mon wrote:   The egr valve has a pipe that runs from the top of the engine to the front , next to the air filter. remove the air filter and holder for it Then undo the bolts holding the pipe on to the engine and the nuts holding the pipe to the engine , there will only be two nuts which are an 8mm bolt with a 10mm 12mm head then insert the capping plate and re-tighten everything ..

s1mon wrote: yep i will get a photo asap .. and no there are no engine management lights that come up.it has absolutely no affect on the car except to improve the performance and stop the smoking . my egr cap has been in a week now and still runs perfect. The egr pipe runs between the air box and the engine block .. cap it at the front of the engine its easyer . you can do all this from the top of the engine bay.  Trust me it very easy ..

I have compared your picture with my engine bay and its different (no picture of mine). I have no vacuum pipe and no egr valve like the one you have shown. There is a pipe from the exhaust manifold that goes to a some control module with electric connections on top, then the pipe goes along the side of the engine (like yours shown) and connects to the intake manifold. A little different in shape but the same function I guess.

My fear is that EMI lights will come up all over the dash and it’s a reversal of all that blocking and a reset by a KIA dealer.

I feel happy blocking the egr at the intake manifold end because it’s easier, just fear it all going pear shape(because of the cost a KIA, not because I haven’t got any).

Will take some pictures and load them if I can get someone to help will the I.T. bit.