Kris82

Take egr out and take the lid off the egr and you'll see the problem as video shows.

cega engine? I have the same setup, egr at front of engine with throttle flap bolted underneath it, non censored cooler at back of engine. Take the black lid off the top of the egr (5/6 torx), then inside you'll access the motor etc. You'll see another 5/6 torx, undo them then you'll find more gunk that's making the valve stay stuck open. Cleaning just what you can see in your picture won't solve it. Strip apart and you'll see the problem straight away. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udXmu-CNScM

Mines getting done 2nd time around this weekend with gates kit which cost me £134 and £150 to do it by mechanic. Car is on 213,000 miles

Just turned over the 200,000 mile mark. Had it's 1st clutch and DMF change at 198,000 miles and finally replaced springs all round as they've sank 20mm or so. DPF still in place and working fine though. Still going strong

I know there's tons of octavia's out there with astrological mileage, but who has the highest VRS MK2? Diesel or Petrol. I'm currently on 188,600 (I average 21,000 miles a year) Any high VRS's here?