EGR Tube: Service and Repair

REMOVAL

Fig. 5 Bracket And EGR Tube:

The EGR tube attaches to the bottom of the intake manifold plenum beside the throttle body.
1. Disconnect negative battery cable.
2. Remove air inlet tube and resonator.

Fig. 4 EGR Tube Clips:

3. Remove EGR tube mounting clips at intake manifold plenum.
4. Loosen transmission to throttle body bracket. Remove 2 nuts and 1 bolt and remove bracket off of studs.
5. Remove EGR tube mounting screws at EGR valve.
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.
6. Remove EGR tube.

INSTALLATION

The EGR tube attaches to the bottom of the intake manifold plenum beside the throttle body.

Fig. 7 EGR Tube Seal:

1. Install rubber silicone seals on intake manifold end of EGR tube, being careful to be sure silicone rubber seals is correctly installed and undamaged.
2. Using a new gasket, loosely install the EGR tube into the intake manifold and loosely install EGR tube to EGR valve.
3. Tighten the EGR tube to EGR valve screws to 11 Nm (95 in. lbs.) torque.

Fig. 8 EGR Tube And Clip:

4. Install clips for the EGR tube to intake manifold plenum.
5. Install transmission to throttle body bracket.
6. Install air inlet tube and resonator.
7. Connect negative battery cable.