In the past 2 months my car has lost alot of top end power, and its pinging hard ect. i finally took it to the shop, and the guy said i had a clogged EGR. told me it was gonna run me about $450-$500. Thats going to put a huge dent in my future mods. but i have a few questions about that.
#1 what exactly is a EGR
#2 does this price sound resonable
#3 is there anyway i could clean it wit maybe some carb cleaner or something.(wit very little knowledge)
#4 how much would a new one cost

sorry for the long post but i had to talk to you guys before i through my money for gears and headers out the window.

 

Another things is how hard is it to get too? The guy told me he was gonna have to take apart the whole engine.

will somebody please respond

 

If it is just clogged, all that you have to do is remove it. The EGR is the canister looking thing that is bolted on to your throttle body. Take it off and shoot some carb. cleaner up in it where the valve is and see if the valve moves. You can do it you're self, but I'm not sure what a new one will cost you.

 

who the hell runs the EGR ???[:@] i think hes trying to rip you off..

 

o ...you may need it to pass emissons...

 

pass of that thief.....I would all most bet you need a timing chain

 

is this the EGR

 

your timing might be advanced to much..[&:]

 

how i never touched the timing, could it advance by itself???

 

i would get it checked first,, how many miles you got ..??