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Exhaust Gas Recirculation Valve






Exhaust Gas Recirculation Valve

Removing


The normal operating temperature of the exhaust gas recirculation valve and pipe is very high. Therefore, never work around or attempt to service any engine component until it is completely cooled.

It is very important to disconnect the battery due to the addresses (cells) within the engine controller that store learned values related to powertrain operation. A malfunctioning EGR system can cause bad values to be stored in these cells that can cause an erroneous fault to occur after the system is repaired. Disconnecting the battery for at least two minutes will remove all power from the controller and reset these cells to normal default values.

- Disconnect the negative battery cable.

- Remove the EGR pipe bolts (3) from the EGR valve (2).

- Separate the EGR pipe (4) from the EGR valve (2).

- Remove and discard the gasket (5) between the EGR valve (2) and the EGR pipe (4).






- Disconnect the wiring harness electrical connector (6) from the EGR valve (1).






- Remove the EGR valve bolts (6).






- Remove the EGR valve (2) from the cylinder head (1).

- Remove and discard the gasket between the EGR valve (2) and the cylinder head (1).

Installing

- Install a new EGR valve gasket to the EGR valve.






- Position the EGR valve (2) (with gasket) to the cylinder head (1).

- Install the EGR valve bolts (6). Tighten the bolts to 30 Nm (22 ft lbs).






- Install a new gasket (5), between the EGR pipe (4) and the EGR valve (2).

- Install the EGR pipe bolts (3). Tighten the bolts to 15 Nm (11 ft lbs).






- Connect the wiring harness electrical connector (6) to the EGR valve (1).






- Connect the negative battery cable.