Cleaning EGR valve

[Bubbinator]

I read up on old posts about this, and I did what was suggested. However, Im not sure I used enough of the cleaner, and I didnt acutally use seafoam, just an old can of carb and pcv cleaner. It didn't fix the SES problem (just the EGR valve), so Im not sure whether the age of the cleaner or the amount I used had anything to do with it, because I didn't use very much. I don't want to spend the $170 to replace it, but I thought I would check with you guys before I did anything else.

[tkoforpresident]

Re: Cleaning EGR valve

i've got an egr valve i'm selling right now. I'm assuming it works because after replacing it with a new one i'm still getting a random SES light. EGR's are bastards.

[Rob Bell]

Re: Cleaning EGR valve

Make sure you check and clean the EGR passages, it may not be the valve itself. The light just indicates that there is a problem with the EGR system. Unless the code indicates specifically that the valve is not opening properly or something like that. Then you probably need a new one.

[borispeed]

Re: Cleaning EGR valve

i've got an egr valve i'm selling right now. I'm assuming it works because after replacing it with a new one i'm still getting a random SES light. EGR's are bastards.

Does the EGR valve comes with the metal pipe that goes to the manifolds or headers? If so, I would be interested on it. How much do you want?

[cam98aro]

Re: Cleaning EGR valve

buy a new egr valve, and save yourself the headache

i messed around with mine 100 times trying to clean it out and stop the ses light from popping up.. i finally just gave up and bought a used one IIRC kristen sold it to me