EGR Valve
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11-05-2001, 07:45 PM
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11-05-2001, 07:54 PM
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Yes they can be cleaned as they occasionally build up carbon. The procedure is different for different vehicles because there are several different egr systems: ported vacuum, electronic egr, bp valve, ect. There are also several other checks you should perform to diagnose egr vavle problems. I would recommend picking up a Haynes manual for your truck and see what it says.
-Jon
-Jon
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11-06-2001, 04:11 PM
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If you go through all the trouble of cleaning the EGR, I would recommend a carbon filter replacement gasket. It was extremely effective in cutting the carbon from my EGR after cleaning thus eliminating my rough idle. Check here :
http://www.tomco-inc.com/#line
Read everything it says on the 4 or 5 EGR links. One of them will be the filter. They will even tell you the closest dealer if you e-mail them.
http://www.tomco-inc.com/#line
Read everything it says on the 4 or 5 EGR links. One of them will be the filter. They will even tell you the closest dealer if you e-mail them.