2355-002: EGR Control Air Mass Too High

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I purchased a 2005 B180CDi with rough idle, like 'huffing' sound. My understanding was this could be a leaky injector seal as it's common with Mercedes diesels. However, on removing the injector well and to my suprise it was clean like from factory. There were no codes apart from the parking sensors.

Although, the egr valve was clean, I did clean it and superficially cleaned the mixing chamber with brush. On asssembly, now I get the above code 2355-2 with engine check light and the idle is stable and there's no 'huffing' sound.

I completely stripped and cleaned the mixing chamber, throttle and the intake port.

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The code is still present :mad:. The vacuum pipes have been changed and both pressure converters are new. I have tested the egr valve with a vacuum pump and opens fine, however the valve is slightly sticky when releasing vacuum. Furthermore, at the time I should have checked the egr pipe to the cooler for blockage :rolleyes:. The rough idle I believe is related to the intake flaps or the motor considering it's heavily coked up with carbon.

I also noticed, the vacuum lines to the vacuum tank in the air filter box were broken :mad: so I replaced the air filter box.

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Before I throw money towards a new egr valve, I would love to clean the intake manifolds and flaps. Not sure if this is possible without dropping the engine.
 
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UPDATE [Solved]:

I replaced the branch fitting (A6030780045) which seems to have solved the problem

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Originally it had a plastic Y connector. However, on closer inspection there is a small split on both openings.
 

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Well done for posting the eventual fix.

So frustrating to hear hundreds of problems described here but a lot smaller number of fixes!
 
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Aftermarket connector?

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Well done for posting the eventual fix.

So frustrating to hear hundreds of problems described here but a lot smaller number of fixes!

My fault, I checked all the individual components for leaks, but didn't have a vacuum gauge to test them in situ :oops:
 

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