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I dont see why not as long as the old one it replaced was NC valve like that one.
I dont know if the Ford valves are NC (normally closed) like that one or NO (normally open) as that could make them not work when they are meant to.
How did you test the old ones to see if they are bad?
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I dont know if the Ford valves are NC (normally closed) like that one or NO (normally open) as that could make them not work when they are meant to.
How did you test the old ones to see if they are bad?
Dave ----
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Nope. A lot of the valves under the hood are 3-way. In other words, if you open the valve electrically to apply vacuum to open the EGR valve, and then close the valve to shut the vacuum off, where is the vacuum that was in the EGR valve going to go? The ordinary valve you linked to shuts off completely, so the EGR valve stays open even when the electrical valve is shutting off the vacuum. Many miles down the road it might eventually bleed off.
Most factory EGR electrical valves were 3-way, when you shut the vacuum off, it opens a port with a foam filter to the EGR line, letting the valve relax and shut.
Another problem you will run into, some valves are piloted valves. They use the air pressure coming in to actuate the valve spool. These will have a minimum air pressure they need to work.
Most factory EGR electrical valves were 3-way, when you shut the vacuum off, it opens a port with a foam filter to the EGR line, letting the valve relax and shut.
Another problem you will run into, some valves are piloted valves. They use the air pressure coming in to actuate the valve spool. These will have a minimum air pressure they need to work.
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