EGR Valve: Service and Repair

REMOVAL




1. Disconnect negative battery cable.
2. Remove purge solenoid from bracket.




3. Relocate the purge solenoid.




4. Unlock and disconnect the electrical connector from EGR valve.
5. Remove the wiper module.
6. Remove shock tower brace and relocate.
7. Remove the upper intake manifold.




8. EGR valve (2) and tube (1).




9. Remove tube bolts (1) to EGR valve (3).
10. Remove tube (1) from intake manifold.
11. When removing EGR upper tube assembly being careful not to drop the silicone rubber seals in the intake manifold. Clean gasket surfaces on the EGR valve. Note that any loose dirt can lodge between the pintle and the seat and cause valve leakage that will give a rough idle and depressed manifold vacuum.
12. Remove EGR valve mounting bolts (2).
13. Remove EGR valve from vehicle.
14. Clean mounting surface.

INSTALLATION




1. Clean mounting surface.
2. Inspect rubber silicone seals on intake manifold end of EGR tube.
3. Install tube into the intake manifold being careful that the silicone rubber seals are correctly installed and undamaged.




4. Install new gasket between the EGR valve (3) and tube and install bolts (1).
5. Tighten the EGR tube to EGR valve bolts to 11 Nm (95 in. lbs.) torque.




6. Connect the electrical connector to EGR valve and lock.
7. Install upper intake manifold.
8. Install the shock tower brace.
9. Install the wiper module.
10. Relocate the purge solenoid.




11. Install purge solenoid to bracket.
12. Connect negative battery cable.