Just installed the Canadian EGR valve and had the satisfaction of the CEL turning off.
Here are some tips:
1. The Canadian EGR valve is available for ~$107 from rockauto.com (look online for 5% off coupons). It's about $13 cheaper than the revised US EGR valve, but some people might rather pay $13 more for the ease of installation of the US valve.
2. Installing the EGR is a pain however you do it. The instructions included with the EGR valve are fussy (require removal of a transmission mount, draining the coolant, removing the throttle body, etc.) and I decided to ignore them.
3. To install the new EGR valve, I barely screwed in one bolt with the gasket and EGR valve (took several tries to maneuver it in). Then I aligned the gasket and screwed in the other bolt. Then tightened it all up.
3. The diagrams and pictures posted by theman on page 1 of this thread were essential to routing the coolant hoses correctly. The diagram is a bit low resolution but I studied it carefully and cross-checked it with the pictures. When I checked the car, it was pretty clear where things should go.
4. Only a few drops of coolant came out (I didn't drain the coolant) of the coolant connection at the IAC on the throttle body. Pretty easy to connect.
5. I traced the coolant hose just removed down to its other connection on the heater bypass pipe. This is hidden behind another hose and is really tough to access without removing the hose blocking it. I was able to use pliers to move the clamp on the hose up. Then some pulling/prying with a screwdriver and the hose came off. Coolant started spilling out of the connection, and I plugged it with one finger and used the other hand to quickly attach the hose to the EGR valve (this is the short hose closer to the front of the car.) Only about a cup of coolant spilled, but I would rather have drained the coolant to avoid this. Used thin-nosed pliers to move the clamp to the correct location/orientation. A flashlight was helpful for all this.
6. I routed the very long vent hose as shown in the diagram on page 1.
Total: about 1.5 hours of frustrating labor.
Here are some tips:
1. The Canadian EGR valve is available for ~$107 from rockauto.com (look online for 5% off coupons). It's about $13 cheaper than the revised US EGR valve, but some people might rather pay $13 more for the ease of installation of the US valve.
2. Installing the EGR is a pain however you do it. The instructions included with the EGR valve are fussy (require removal of a transmission mount, draining the coolant, removing the throttle body, etc.) and I decided to ignore them.
3. To install the new EGR valve, I barely screwed in one bolt with the gasket and EGR valve (took several tries to maneuver it in). Then I aligned the gasket and screwed in the other bolt. Then tightened it all up.
3. The diagrams and pictures posted by theman on page 1 of this thread were essential to routing the coolant hoses correctly. The diagram is a bit low resolution but I studied it carefully and cross-checked it with the pictures. When I checked the car, it was pretty clear where things should go.
4. Only a few drops of coolant came out (I didn't drain the coolant) of the coolant connection at the IAC on the throttle body. Pretty easy to connect.
5. I traced the coolant hose just removed down to its other connection on the heater bypass pipe. This is hidden behind another hose and is really tough to access without removing the hose blocking it. I was able to use pliers to move the clamp on the hose up. Then some pulling/prying with a screwdriver and the hose came off. Coolant started spilling out of the connection, and I plugged it with one finger and used the other hand to quickly attach the hose to the EGR valve (this is the short hose closer to the front of the car.) Only about a cup of coolant spilled, but I would rather have drained the coolant to avoid this. Used thin-nosed pliers to move the clamp to the correct location/orientation. A flashlight was helpful for all this.
6. I routed the very long vent hose as shown in the diagram on page 1.
Total: about 1.5 hours of frustrating labor.
