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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 02:55 PM
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what else to do?

I am removing my egr this weekend. to do that a person has to pull apart most of the top of the engine. i was wondering if there is anything else anyonw reccommends to do or something that i should do while i have all of that stuff out and the top of the engine easy to get to.
 
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 04:36 PM
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Not sure what stuff you are referring to, all you have to do is remove the EGR and clean it.
 
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 04:43 PM
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I think hes meaning if there is anything else he should check or repair or clean while hes got all the stuff off to get to the EGR ...
 
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 08:13 PM
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yea i was just wondering if there was anything else useful to do while i have everything off. whether it is aftermarket, cleaning, or repairing. i figured if i had torn into it i mite as well do a few other things if it was worth it.
 
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 08:40 PM
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The EGR valve is front and centre on top of the motor.Do you mean the EGR cooler.
 
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yea. i am deleting the egr. i am getting rid of it completely. was just wondering if there was anything else worth doing while i was in there
 
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 09:24 PM
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Get a tuner to delete it on the computer or the idle will be messed up when the truck thinks the valve is open.(guess how I know)
 
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thanks! that is good to know. i will definetly do that
 
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