I'm still having problems with my Focus 2.0 TDCi EGR valve. I've removed, cleaned, refitted it and reset the MIL.
The MIL comes on about once a day with code P0490 (EGR control circuit high) and has to be reset with my code reader. When it does come on, its always within 1 - 2 minutes of engine start. It never comes on as soon as the engine has started and once it gets past that 1-2 minute period it will run for 100 miles without coming on. There is no impact in performance or economy even when the MIL is lit.
I may have another attempt at cleaning it but I think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and splash some cash but I'd hate to spend £300 on a new EGR valve and find that the problem is elsewhere.
Does the code and symptoms point to the EGV valve itself or could the problem lie elsewhere?