omega exhaust gas recirculation valve

My ECU reports the exhaust gas recirculation reporting valve high voltage
Do these valves normaly go faulty on these cars? its done 70,000
does anyone know if its likely to be a faulty valve or a poor connection?
presumably theres the actual switching signal to the valve that may be at
fault, or the sensor
in the valve isnt reporting back to the ECU that its switched
Thanks for any advice

Simon

 

Remove the egr valve, and clean it. They become clogged with carbon.

 

ok thanks, I will try that

Cheers

Simon

 

typical fault
yes the valve goes.

mike

 

opps hit send too soon.
hoft it out and give it a clean first though.
there is a site with pictuires if you want it

mike

 

hi, yes the site would be very usefull,

Thanks

Simon

 

sadly the site seems to be having tech problems

http://www.vectra-sport.com/

this give some info but might not be same type

http://www.opellove.com/download/Technic/EGR Valve.pdf

mike

 

Hi Well im sitting here with my exhaust valve in my hand, whats the best way
to clean it?

Cheers

Simon

 

try a search engine..............

http://uk.search.yahoo.com/search?fr=fp-tab-web-t-1&ei=ISO-8859-1&p=clean+egr+valve&meta=vc=

item 4 seems about right
carb cleaner=WD40!

mike

 

thanks,,,,,,,,,,, its been a bad day!!!!!!