 EGR Valve question |
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 Apr 29, 2004 - 5:12 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Jun 30, '03 From Columbus, Georgia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Need a new EGR Valve on my 5sfe, heres my question...can i block it off? i have a friend with a dsm who blocked off his EGR and said he got better gas mileage. He says it depends on types of cars. Well im cheap, so i was wondering if any of you guys have blocked yours off. Thanks
-matt |
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Apr 29, 2004 - 7:42 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
how do you know that you need a new one? what has your car been doing?
basiclyall you have to do is disconnect the small tube that goes to the egr. then plug the 2 ends up so that they are not exposed. -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Apr 29, 2004 - 7:49 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 15, '03 From San Jose, CA, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
an EGR system might reduce HP a little, and gas milage a little, but nothing you would really notice, or be able to document... And EGR valves dont usually break, they just clog.
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Apr 29, 2004 - 8:02 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
how do you go about cleaning them?
-------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Apr 29, 2004 - 11:30 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 21, '03 From Endicott NY Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Your check engine light will come on and you will get a code 71 |
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Apr 30, 2004 - 10:50 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 30, '03 From Columbus, Georgia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i know how to change it and everything and how to clean it even..i was just wondering cuz the guy at toyota told me that on higher mileage vehicles (123k on mine) that they need replacing and its like $140..dont feel like payin that much...so i was wondering if it would be terrible to run without it...but thanks for the help
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Apr 30, 2004 - 11:29 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 21, '03 From Endicott NY Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Thats a great price my dealer wanted $275. You can order one at any Advance Auto, for around $100 |
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Apr 30, 2004 - 11:50 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 27, '03 From Nor Cal Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
If your state requires you to smog every so often... then you should consider getting it repaired. If not... forget about it. It doesn't do anything to drastically affect performance. In california... we have to smog every 2 years... so we need our EGR systems to be working...
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