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Re: Shouldn't old cars run just as well as new?
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 1/2/2008

The EGR valve keeps the combustion temperatures from going out of control which results in preignition, pinging, melted engine compnents and NOx being formed. All of which reduce the end efficiency of the engine.

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