Egr Ports
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Egr Ports
Can anyone give me advice on cleaning my egr ports and what you recommend best to use for doing this. I have a 2000 F-150 4.6L V8 with 175,000 on it. I have the 401 code and have already changed the EGR, coil 302,303,304, the sparks plugs, the DPFE sensor. The only thing left is the ports and I have heard that they are hard to clean, and the shop wants $427.00 to do this.
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Liz,
They are very easy to clean. Just take the throttle body off and find the ports. I used carb cleaner, drill bits(various sizes) and a metal coat hangar. I just used my fingers to turn the drill bits to help clean out the ports. I used the coat hangar to start the hole and get as much out as possible. Hope this helps and good luck. Don't spend the money at the shop. This is something that you can easily do.
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They are very easy to clean. Just take the throttle body off and find the ports. I used carb cleaner, drill bits(various sizes) and a metal coat hangar. I just used my fingers to turn the drill bits to help clean out the ports. I used the coat hangar to start the hole and get as much out as possible. Hope this helps and good luck. Don't spend the money at the shop. This is something that you can easily do.
Josh
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Josh,
Thanks alot for the advice, you got back with me just in time. I guess I'll be getting my hands dirty tomorrow then. Hope you have a great weekend! I will let you know Monday how everything came out.
Liz
Thanks alot for the advice, you got back with me just in time. I guess I'll be getting my hands dirty tomorrow then. Hope you have a great weekend! I will let you know Monday how everything came out.
Liz
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Just did this project on a 98 F150 4.6 three weeks ago. This can be a little complicated; steel bolts in aluminum without antiseize caused two bolts to break in my case. One was the rear EGR bolt, the other was the rear-most bolt on the throttle tube base. The ports were completely blocked with carbon and required Hogwash and tools to clean(on bench). The throttle body was filthy and took a can of throttle body cleaner and cloth. Also changed EGR valve,DPFE as a matter of course. This engine has app. 230K miles on it and has always run perfectly. No more codes. The members of this website deserve a big THANKS ! for all the input. Please take the time to do a search and read all the info. Do this job when you are not pinched for time.
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Thanks Kais, my husband and I actually worked on it over the weekend, and sure enough the code came back. Yes, it is a little complicated and now we have to do it all over again this weekend. I only observe and learn while he is out there, and he is actually learning as we go along, but it sure does save alot of money in the shop if you will just take out alittle time to learn. I have not have any problems with mine at 175,000 until we hit a deer in Nov. 06 and now it seems everything is starting go mess up at once. Overall it still runs good. thanks for the advice we will be sure to use it.
Liz
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I have changed the EGR Valve, and so I guess it is the ports, they will just have to be cleaned very good this time around.
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If you happen to have an old gun cleaning kit lying around, a 38/44 caliber bore brush attached to a short cleaning rod works good for final cleaning after you get the big stuff out with a drill bit. Then spray it with some carb cleaner and blow it out wth an airhose. You can buy different sizes of bore brushes at wal-mart for cheap. Good luck.
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Thanks to Jimbo and all you other guys for the great info. for cleaning my ports. We had yet had a chance to get it done again. Seems like everything else has happened each weekend. But, this weekend for sure, and I am taking everyones advice and putting it together. After we're finished, those ports should be prefectooo.
Thanks again guys
Liz
Thanks again guys
Liz
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Does anybody have a link to a site with instructions to clean the egr ports? I have a 2002 F150 with the 4.6 and my engine configurations don't match what I've been able to find so far. I've replaced the egr. Last night, I took the egr mount off but it's a straight through port about 3/4" in diameter. To go any further looks like I have to remove everything off the engine down to the intake manifold.
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Bud in Texas,
I don't think anyone has done an article on cleaning the EGR ports. Take the TB off and you will see the carbon built up in the ports. I used a coat hanger, drill bits and carb cleaner. I see someone used a gun cleaning kit with the wire barrel cleaners. This is something that you can do. And it will save you a lot of money. Don't forget to disconnect the battery to reset the CEL.
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I don't think anyone has done an article on cleaning the EGR ports. Take the TB off and you will see the carbon built up in the ports. I used a coat hanger, drill bits and carb cleaner. I see someone used a gun cleaning kit with the wire barrel cleaners. This is something that you can do. And it will save you a lot of money. Don't forget to disconnect the battery to reset the CEL.
josh
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I think my biggest problem is understanding what we're calling a "throttle body". In most cases, I thought it was the small part with the venturi. On my truck, the egr valve doesn't attach to that part. The egr mounts on a cast piece right over the water pump and the discharge side of the egr goes into the intake assembly well below the throttle body. I've Googled every which way I can think of to find an illustration of my engine. At any rate, the egr isn't connected to what I considered the throttle body to be.