replacing this with a piece of pop can?

 

What's the right way to do this?

you don't have any scrap metal you can use instead? You just need a plate of metal, drill two holes in it and bolt in on in place of the EGR.

If you just leave the hose disconnected it will be it's own block-off plate.

 

Otherwise - use some 1/4" plate and drill/cut to fit.

 

You should keep the EGR though - it lowers combustion temps and keeps your exhaust valves nice and cool. There's no reason to block it off.

 

GD

Should there be oil in the diaphragm?

I just cut a piece of metal and drilled holes in it to bolt it in place.

 

I've seen auto trans that won't shift properly when the EGR system is not functioning right. The benefits are probably better than the rare issues but I like my non-EGR engine with less junk on it.

Doesn't matter what's in the diaphram if you are using it as a block off by not hooking up the line.

 

Bench test it, clean it, install it and properly hook it up. No problem. You can find many replacements that will fit in the junk yard.

 

GD