You have the provent 200 already? Thats great.

I think, that the EGR delete is a neccessary mod.
Luckily your mileage is very low. If you have the time, just pull out and check the boost sensor. The dirt on the sensor will indicate the overall inside dirt buildup.

As I have seen in the past the relacement/cleaning of the intake gets expensive if done by the dealer. And I really don't see the need for spending that money if the EGR can be deleted in advance.

Cleaned the boost sensor today it was dirty but i do not think it looked as bad as the pisture you sent me.
Read the manual some today
I have located my egr will try to remove it and clean on sunday.:argh:
Possibly remove the butterfly as you showed in the picture

Be careful the butterfly regulates EGR flow- you need a block off then.

An interesting thing you may tell your wife also:

If you look into the exhaust chapter of the 2006 manual, you will find a chart with various idle times depending on load and driving style to prevent damage to the turbo.

I never have seen that on all previous diesel vehicles I had...
It seems that Chrysler engineers starts thinking:tu:

cheapest way to disable the egr is to unplug the MAF sensor. You will get a check engine light, but that's it(mine has been like this for 9+months). The best route is a tune from Green Diesel Engineering. Their "eco" or "hot" tune will take care of it.

That is false information.

Closed CCV systems are purely to reduce crankcase emissions to the atmosphere. There is zero benefit to returning it to the engine.

Figure this out:

More HP
More Torque
Run a straight pipe
No CEL (what?)
... and still pass emissions (what? what? ... YES)

Welcome to the utopia known as GDE Hot Tune. It's the first thing you should do when you buy an 05'-06' CRD :)

I know you sold the Jeep, but for those viewing this in the future... if the previous owner knew to put a ProVent on the vehicle, I'm betting the "BS" hose material you mention was the upgraded Samco turbo hoses. You likely threw away a previously done $300 hose upgrade. :s: