ERG Valve faulty (Exhaust Gas Re-circulation Fault)

[Adriana]

Hi All,

I am new to driving and new to having a car and I need some views.
I bought an A180 CDI, 2010 in a very decent condition at about 65000 miles .
So far I am happy with the car, I made some "tuning" by fitting a new sat nav myself, a head unit which makes the whole experience closer to our days.

Now, this is my first car and I have only became a fully licensed driver.
Having learnt to drive on a petrol car, I could tell mine was a bit slow, sluggish... sort of say!
I went to have it checked and I was told there is an issue with the ERG valve, an issue I can live with if I choose to, but I was told that for the car it is like running when you have asthma, you get short of breath... so this is why the car feels a bit sluggish.

Can anyone who had the same car and issue tell me if it is worth changing the valve? Has the performance improved notably which would make the investment worthwhile?

Any thoughts and past similar experiences are highly appreciated.

Thank you
Adriana

 

[Blobcat]

Hello and Welcome,

I'd recommend getting it fixed we have some good Mercedes Independents on here that could interrogate and fix it for you

 

[umblecumbuz]

Are there any dash display lights permanently 'on'?

 

[Adriana]

No! Nothing like that! At the garage they said they got a code on the diagnosis computer! But no, I cannot see anything on the dashboard!

The only other symptom is also a small oscillation in the rev meter when the car is stationary.

 

[Blobcat]

Worth having a chat with @alexanderfoti at AMF Automotive

 

[Adriana]

https://photos.app.goo.gl/D3xZCBsbMmfVj91h7

 

[alexanderfoti]

Feel free to give us a call pal, it needs to go on diagnostics. Quite possibly in limp mode.

 

[V6Matty]

Welcome Adriana, as the guys above have said, it’s best to have that second opinion from Alex and get a real understanding of exactly what is wrong. What you don’t want to do is live with it and then it start to affect other things, always good to get things checked out early for your own piece of mind, and Alex is also a throughly good guy so will look after you.