Skoda Superb EGR delete
1.9 and 2.0 TDI pump-düse, 1.6 and 2.0 TDI EA189, 1.6 and 2.0 TDI EA288, and the Mk1's 2.5 V6. Software EGR delete through the OBD port, £220.
For off-road and track use only.
Which engine is in your Superb
Three generations of Superb, four diesel engine families, and the year on the plate tells you most of what you need. Which one is in yours decides whether the weak point is a valve, a combined valve-and-cooler module, or two circuits.
| Engine | Superb | Years | EGR weak point | |---|---|---|---| | 1.9 and 2.0 TDI pump-düse | Mk1, early Mk2 | 2002 to about 2010 | Valve sticks with carbon | | 2.5 TDI V6 | Mk1 | 2002 to 2008 | Valve and cooler faults with age | | 1.6 and 2.0 TDI EA189 common rail | Mk2 | 2008 to 2015 | Combined valve, cooler and bypass-flap module; flap failure and cooler cracking | | 1.6 and 2.0 TDI EA288 | Mk3 | 2015 to 2023 | High-pressure valve sticking; low-pressure valve and cooler fouling |
1.9 and 2.0 TDI pump-düse
The engines in the Mk1 and the first Mk2s. The valve sticks with carbon on cars that do town work, the ECU logs P0401 or P0404, and the car drops into limp mode.
2.5 TDI V6
The Mk1's V6, shared with the Audi A4 and A6 of the period. Valve and cooler faults with age and mileage.
1.6 and 2.0 TDI EA189
The Mk2's engines from 2008, shared with the VW Passat B7. The EGR is a single module combining valve, cooler and bypass flap, so a stuck flap or a cracked cooler means the whole unit at replacement time.
1.6 and 2.0 TDI EA288
The Mk3's engines, shared with the VW Passat B8 and the Kodiaq. Two EGR circuits, and the low-pressure cooler is the part that fouls first.
How the delete is done on the Superb
You call 0161 694 7331 with the reg and the engine.
We confirm the ECU type before we set off.
We come to the car, at your home, workplace or yard, anywhere within a 40-mile radius of Eccles.
Before anything is written we read every stored code and note the live EGR readings, so we know what we are dealing with.
We read the ECU file at the OBD port, write the EGR delete into it and load it back.
The engine is restarted and the live data checked: no EGR command, no flow check, no fault flagged.
Codes cleared, done.
Typically 60 to 90 minutes, and the car does not leave where it is parked.
Delete versus replacement on the Superb
An EGR clean on any Superb is £80 to £200 and buys a few months if the fault is a fouled valve. A new valve on a pump-düse or EA288 engine is £300 to £700 fitted at an independent. On the EA189 the valve does not come alone: the combined module with the cooler and bypass flap is one part, so the parts figure is higher and the labour follows it, at £60 to £100 an hour independent or £100 to £140 at a dealer. Then the new module goes back into the same commute that fouled the old one.
The software delete is £220, once. If the DPF is blocking as well, the DPF and EGR delete in the same visit is £445; the DPF and EGR delete page explains what that covers.
Off-road and track use
The delete is for off-road and track use only. A Superb with the EGR removed from its software does not meet the emissions requirements for use on a public road, and the owner is responsible for how the vehicle is used after the work.
Superb engine questions
Which engine is in my Superb, and how do I check?
Does the delete cover both the high-pressure and low-pressure EGR on the newer Superb engines?
Is the Superb done through the OBD port, or does the ECU have to come out?
Does the delete change the power or fuelling on the Superb?
Other Skoda models we cover
Pick your model:
Book your Superb EGR delete: call 0161 694 7331 with the reg and we will confirm the engine and a time.
It is £220, we come to you, and the job takes 60 to 90 minutes on site with nothing removed from the car. See SEAT and Skoda EGR delete for the rest of the range.
For off-road and track use only.