How To: EGR Removal and Cleaning for Rough Idle Fix

[Laser Blue]

I DID search and read... I read the first 28 pages of this thread. It took over an hour. Then I posted my question and read your answer. That took about 45 seconds, proving once again why this forum is so beneficial to all of us.

 

[TheMAN]

searching and reading does not mean searching and reading THIS thread

search the ENTIRE forum
and since the forum's search sucks, use google to search this site

 

[hedlesschkn]

i feel like i should be flaming someone instead of talking about EGR valves. so um, RAWR!

 

[Pmpkinhead]

searching and reading does not mean searching and reading THIS thread

search the ENTIRE forum
and since the forum's search sucks, use google to search this site

Wow, I've never tried thru g**gle. Note to self... and thanks!(drinks)

OOps, I almost forgot: Thats why u r The MAN

 

[Laser Blue]

Wow, I've never tried thru g**gle. Note to self... and thanks!(drinks)

OOps, I almost forgot: Thats why u r The MAN

+1... Thanks for the tip.

But, having googled til I'm blue, I still have a question... why a different part for canadian cars? Different fuel? Emissions standards? Just curious.

 

[TheMAN]

I don't even know why I'm bothering to reply to that asinine post

find that thread and READ IT

 

[xDJ DUBx]

D-bag much? Geez.

How hard is it to answer the question in simple form? It can't be some space age futuristic egr so it should only take a few sentences to answer instead of SEARCH AND READ.

 

[ghettoracingkid]

+1... Thanks for the tip.

But, having googled til I'm blue, I still have a question... why a different part for canadian cars? Different fuel? Emissions standards? Just curious.

becuase canada is americas hat

 

[TheMAN]

D-bag much? Geez.

How hard is it to answer the question in simple form? It can't be some space age futuristic egr so it should only take a few sentences to answer instead of SEARCH AND READ.

because it can't be answered simply?

simple answer = "it's different"
he wanted details, he can go find the post that is a page long to read that is not even worth my time retyping all over the ******* forum which all of you seem to think is not a hassle

if he can't even find it on google, he fails at the intarweb
even Pmpkinhead had no problems doing something so simple

 

[StealthWyvern]

because it can't be answered simply?

simple answer = "it's different"
he wanted details, he can go find the post that is a page long to read that is not even worth my time retyping all over the ******* forum which all of you seem to think is not a hassle

if he can't even find it on google, he fails at the intarweb
even Pmpkinhead had no problems doing something so simple

being sthat you refer to it so much just put it as a link in your sig. Then you can call everyone a noob and tell them to check your sig. Then you wont have to reply to a billion post saying look it up.



Edit: It only takes 2 clicks to find it as well... click on "TheMAN"'s profile and click on threads started... Its that easy people

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123732861

 

[TheMAN]

unlike many here, I prefer not to clutter my sig with a page long of crap

 

[xDJ DUBx]

A link is only one extra line, no extra line if you just add it to one of your existing lines. Not sure how that turns into a long page of crap.

 

[TheMAN]

I was refering to the people who like to use a couple of huge pics and a bunch of lines in their sigs

 

[Laser Blue]

Thanks Stealth, for posting the link. And thanks to The Man for having written it.

Ironic though... I quit searching through the Forum because I was told it was worthless, and used the recommended Google Search which never brought up the link to this great post which was on the Forum...

 

[Reojeff]

1.6L metal tube clogged

Hey guys, I'm new here. Just bought my daughter a 01 preotege 1.6L.
I am cleaning the EGR and found the little metal tube (hose was attached, looks like a vacuum hose) on top of where the egr attached was totally clogged. It cleaned out mostly but then is solidly plugged at the bottom. Before I drill it out, should that little metal tube be totally clear so my wire probe comes out the other side?
Don't want to drill a hole where it's not supposed to be.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Laser Blue]

Can you put up pics? One close-up, the other from a little back so we can get oriented as to where exactly this tube is..

Hey guys, I'm new here. Just bought my daughter a 01 preotege 1.6L.
I am cleaning the EGR and found the little metal tube (hose was attached, looks like a vacuum hose) on top of where the egr attached was totally clogged. It cleaned out mostly but then is solidly plugged at the bottom. Before I drill it out, should that little metal tube be totally clear so my wire probe comes out the other side?
Don't want to drill a hole where it's not supposed to be.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Reojeff]

Thanks, anyway. I identified it as the EGR boost sensor tube. I was just afraid to forecully clear it for how hard the blockage was. It did clear with a drill bit and I was able to clean it all out.
Thanks for the response. Probably will talk to you soon!!!

 

[TheMAN]

what are you talking about? there's no rubber hoses on the 1.6 egr itself! unless yours was changed out to the canadian one which shouldn't get any carbon buildup in the hoses!

you need to post a pic of what you're talking about

 

[avux09]

Reojeff,
That metal tube w/ the rubber hose attached should be clear, I used a drillbit to clean it. Didn't fix my P0402 code though. Why did you clean it, was the CEL on or was it running bad? My post on 7/25/09 has a couple pdf's attached that may fix the P0402 code.

 

[Topper_Harlee]

Update

For those of you that having a hard time removing those 4 screws. Go to Harborfreight Tools and get one of these. The nice thing about this one is that it uses regular bit, not the other that uses the bigger bit which is impossible to find. Why do you want this? Because in case you have to remove the Idle Control Valve. This thing is being held by the same type of soft screws that will be strip if you try a regular screwdriver. Hope this help.