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Was away, too busy to respond, sorry.

My problem brakes was the same, ever since I bought the van ~4 years ago, works fine on first pedal push or even breaking twice, if not quick or hard.

Long story now to repeat everything, but having had few things changed unnecessarily "final" conclusion stands(???), that my EGR is leaking (vacuum), as having it disconnected and pipe clamped up - bakes are perfectly functional for as many as fast braking pushes would be required.
Engine however isn't running well, whilst, when it had vacuum on - was perfect.

Could mean couple of things, one - it (EGR) is faulty or...
The whole vacuum system is wired (was when bought the van) incorrectly or even having new EGR it might be something else, as vacuum operated devices is "balancing act"... could be something like wrong way connected hoses causing the issue, not the EGR

from a suction pump hose is split in to 2

1 is servo

2 goes in to splitter box under the wing, comes back to the engine area

returned 3 goes in to something, that has foam filter like thingy under it
and 4 is the one, that was plugged in to the bottom of EGR, that is clamped off with mole-grips

can somebody or anybody see anything wrong, the way everything is plumbed up?
considering everyone else blocking EGR having had no issues with engine performance, but me, makes you doubt, if getting a new one will definitely solve both issues (a - loss of brakes, b- badly running engine)

thanks gents!

I can, it's Bosch, like mine.

Red tape thingy... It's something else m8, dunno what, but not EGR.

The reason I am asking, I suspect, it might have been fitted (replaced) with whatever was available, not necessarily what it should have.... Or there are good used alternatives, that I could get
Any ideas gents?

one more 
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what's the difference between grey / blue / black / green capped EGR's? if they look identical, they all are fitted to identical 1.9D engines?

cont.
(couple of days of searching, researching- I'm here) 

to change it myself?- being both left handed- not happening (+ the horrid clips, that require special tools), but most importantly they are rather dear, near impossible to get hold off SH AND, is it absolutely the EGR gents?

Can they be interchanged with other makes like?

Thus is clearly Bosch 180304 09-2
replacing with something like https://www.autodoc.co.uk/dri/10163215
as Bosch- so far nowhere to be found, apart from one place at £249.... making second mechanics quote to replace it at £360 sounding almost reasonable
saying reasonable, when van is only worth £500 ATM...

any ideas/suggestions gents- shoot!
Thanks!

PS going by reg some of them offering absolute nonsense like
https://www.buycarparts.co.uk/dt/889773 … a=pe54vfz#
https://www.yoyopart.com/oem/17494/citr … placenodiv

PS PS
even clearer image

Thanks guys for getting in to it, but I'm having different issues.
(mechanic, I've used, turns out to be clueless backward git)

unnecessarily long winded one- sorry!
Had my van few years now (1.9d (non turbo) 2004)- it's rubbish, but sort of reliable rubbish and I can't afford better one at the mo.
couple of times now, had pants full when breaking hard, releasing and trying to break again ended with almost no breaks.... got to the git- changed pads twice, calliper pins once- the same... he goes you need new discs to start with....

got to the next mechanic- "you got to change servo, as it fails on a second pump"... OK, I thinks, but why on a second pump?

back to my git of my mechanic with all the findings-  "it's not the servo, it's the vacuum pump", that fails to provide enough of suction for a servo...
taken me lot of effort to locate one, buy it, wait again to get to the git to change it- done!- yeahaaaaNAAAHHHH!- the same...
(nothing is free, mind you)

got to the second mechanic- this is so, and so- all the same... he goes- you got leak, an hour or so pulling one thing to the other driving up the hill and down no less than 10 times- vuolia!- got my breaks!!!!