how to: DISABLE AND BLOCK EGR-VALVE OPEL ASTRA

Opel G astra 2001 Z16XE EGR valve malfunction and problem
MIL light was on. Fault code P0400

I've had it like this for more than a year. No MIL and no fault codes. Also ride is much smoother and intermittent stalling was fixed.

A code P0400 may mean that one or more of the following has happened: Plugged EGR passage which restricts the flow of exhaust gasses Faulty EGR solenoid Faulty EGR solenoid wiring/harness Vacuum lines damaged/disconnected to the EGR valve solenoid or to the EGR valve Faulty EGR valve

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My Opel mechanic did this on my 2002 Astra G around 2010/11, the car was chugging, and loosing power at lower rpm's, i couldn't barely start at traffic lights sometimes and he also programmed it as permanently closed and did some remap on it he said, and i believe the remap is actually needed to get the best out of the combustion. Mine has being really good after he did this, and i believe he took like €70-80 for it, back then. They was an Original Opel seller / Mechanic shop, and really good at their Ople's also.
This was an knows fault from Ople's side also, Opel did actually have that remap / deprogram of EGR as an offer when this fault started to show up, at the time being, now i don't know, you should ask for it actually, they may have fixed the issue on newer models.