ADAC BREAKDOWN

The €300 limit was for the low loader recovery to get us to a garage. Don’t know what the repatriation limit is, even if there is one. Also don’t know how they would deal with pets.
 
Just got a diagnosis after calling breakdown last Wednesday at 1 30! They’re saying EGR valve - €1000 +
 
You can blank them off , far cheaper blanking plate a tenner and cost of a re map perhaps ...it is extremely common on the pas product for people to do this ...mot time if lights aren't showing and emissions are ok people have told me they have got a pass ...personally I think it is a possible fail ,however the remedy I am suggesting gets you home and possibly cheaper to do in the uk ..
 
Sometimes btw a clean cures it cheaper than replacing and ask the question,...workshops never look for work and target solo female travellers in a strange country
 
As channa says they should be able to clean the valve, when mine played up years ago on my Renault Traffic that's all I did ,still ok now even so on mine you can turn around the inside part which in effect blanks it off but still leaving it connected to the electrics so no issues.
 
You can get an additive, Carol, Specially for cleaning EGR valves
You bung it in the fuel tank, like Redex.
Any good motor accessories shop.
Perhaps you could ask the breakdown people to get some for you..?... If you don't ask, you never get nowt.
Hope this helps.
 
can you ask for/drive your van to a second garage for a second opinion? if an additive is the solution, albeit a temporary one , you can still enjoy your winter holiday and get it sorted properly when you get home. if you dont get the additive and drive your van around a bit you will never know if it is the answer or not.
 
Many folk here take the egr out and heat it red hot,when cold refit and it works,other than that blank of and remap.
 
carol said:
Just got a diagnosis after calling breakdown last Wednesday at 1 30! They’re saying EGR valve - €1000 +
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This sounds excessive.

A quick Google suggests £300 - £400 in the UK.

I realise it may not indicate the cost in Spain, but I think you should get another quote or two.

Maybe the local tourist information centre could help bridge the language gap and obtain an indicative price from other garages.
 
It's not so easy to carry out these suggestions when your alone with no back up tools or access to additives etc. If they remove it and clean it refit it and its still no good that would be extra expense Although it sounds expensive it's probably for a genuine part and 7yrs ago I paid 430 € to have one changed in France in a Fiat main dealer and thought I was treated very fairly at that time. Can You think of anybody who speaks Spanish to negotiate for you even by phone
 
Hi everyone and thank you for your comments and advice. However, I don’t feel I can do anything but pay up. The breakdown will have paid for 8/9 nights accommodation and I’ve said to go ahead with repairs. The fact that the van is in Seville and I’m in Portugal (so as not to spend Christmas on my own in a hotel) doesn’t help. I’ve been in touch today to say I want the vehicle road tested before handing over. I’ve since been told by someone it’s illegal for them to drive a UK vehicle ...?? It’ll just have to be another “down to experience” event of life on the road! 🙁
 
EGR, DPF, CATs, all these emmissions 'gadgets' that all go wrong and cost a fortune. As said 1K does seems OTT, does it drive? if so, try elsewhere, I we had your rough location maybe someone here knows of an altrernativere garage.
Good Luck, nowhere near as bad as the roof (y)
 
Hi Carol,
My son just had this problem with his Vauxhall Car he took it to the local garage, they wanted mega bucks to put it right. So he went online to check out the problem, he bought some diesel additive put it in the diesel tank about 6 weeks ago and the car is now running perfectly. Local garage wanted £1300 to repair it the additive was about £12 and he has not had a problem since. Hope this helps.
PJ
 
Sorry Carol, Just a thought I watched a guy on You Tube who pumped mr muscle into to the offending filter, this was done a vw and it explained everything he was doing with Mr. Muscle, I know it is corrosive but he did clean it afterwards still attached to the engine and it seamed to work. Before anyone pulls me down about this it is only what I saw on YOu Tube.
PJ
 
pamjon said:
Sorry Carol, Just a thought I watched a guy on You Tube who pumped mr muscle into to the offending filter, this was done a vw and it explained everything he was doing with Mr. Muscle, I know it is corrosive but he did clean it afterwards still attached to the engine and it seamed to work. Before anyone pulls me down about this it is only what I saw on YOu Tube.
PJ
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Maybe just use the correct stuf ie. Wynns EGR cleaner. sounds a bit less risky, that's on Youtube too
 
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