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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 04:05 PM
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EVR testing

Hi all,

Working on my 1992, F150, Auto, 2WD, 5.0 L trying to fix my EGR/vacuum problem. Testing back through the system...EVP is new and good on all fronts. Vacuum line between EVR and EGR is good as well.

Working on the EVR now. I have hooked up a vacuum pump to the inlet (manifold vacuum supply inlet port) and a vacuum gauge to the EVR outlet. I cannot draw any vacuum on the inlet and obviously get none on the outlet side. If I hold my finger over the outlet side, I can hear the valve making noise (kinda like passing gas noise). I have checked my resistance to the EVR and it is 33 ohms.

Am I doing this correctly? From what I have done, does that indicate the valve is bad?

What other tests, including how to do them, can be performed?

As always, thanks and any and all help is greatly appreciated.

Rick
 
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by geodiggr
Working on the EVR now. I have hooked up a vacuum pump to the inlet (manifold vacuum supply inlet port) and a vacuum gauge to the EVR outlet. I cannot draw any vacuum on the inlet and obviously get none on the outlet side. If I hold my finger over the outlet side, I can hear the valve making noise (kinda like passing gas noise). I have checked my resistance to the EVR and it is 33 ohms.

Am I doing this correctly? From what I have done, does that indicate the valve is bad?
No sounds normal to me. When the PCM Computer is not telling the EGR valve to open the EVR is in the exhaust mode letting air into the EGR valve so it can close or stay closed. When the PCM tells it to open the EGR valve the EVR then sends vacuum to the EGR valve.
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What other tests, including how to do them, can be performed?
Here is more information:
Ford Fuel Injection EGR Vacuum Regulator (EVR)


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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 05:49 PM
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check the resevior... looks like a tomato juice can with two vac lines connected to it. I had the egr code on my 5.8 and turned out the vac res was rusted out on the bottom, replaced it and all is good
 
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Old Apr 24, 2009 | 07:06 AM
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When the PCM Computer is not telling the EGR valve to open the EVR is in the exhaust mode letting air into the EGR valve so it can close or stay closed. When the PCM tells it to open the EGR valve the EVR then sends vacuum to the EGR valve.
I don't have any experience testing the EVR, but shouldn't the supply port be closed when the valve is closed? It would be a vacuum leak otherwise, correct? I can understand the outlet of the EVR being vented to close the EGR valve, but purely from a logical standpoint, I would think that the port attached to manifold vacuum would be closed when the EVR is inactive.
 
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I don't have any experience testing the EVR, but shouldn't the supply port be closed when the valve is closed? It would be a vacuum leak otherwise, correct? I can understand the outlet of the EVR being vented to close the EGR valve, but purely from a logical standpoint, I would think that the port attached to manifold vacuum would be closed when the EVR is inactive.
True the vacuum port is closed when not energize but it has to open the vacuum line going to the EGR valve to the atmosphere through a filter in the EVR to let air in to the EGR valve so it can close.
 
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Old Apr 24, 2009 | 11:14 AM
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"juice" cans are good. Both will hold vacuum...but did notice something today about them and the engine running. Going to post under new thread, called vacuum reservoirs and truck problems.
 
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