installed my own EGR today...easy as cake

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  1. sbaumann14

    sbaumann14 Road Train Member

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    if you have one of your eGR's go down on you, replace it yourself. I did. took me 2 1/2 hours and 3 beers. so save yourself some money and do it yourself.
     
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    Should a took more than 3 beers! I'll take it to a shop. I get at least a 6 pack that way. Haha.
    Is always good to save a bit of money.
     
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    yeah, was 1st one I had to replace in about 4 years due to the delete kit I have on it
     
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    you did relatively quick for never having done one before. just make sure you ran all the wires properly that's the number 1 cause of egr going bad. no matter what you did to the valve if the wires short out it will derate and throw a code almost always unless a lot of programing has been done
     
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    Yep, did that, and thanks for the help in identifying the #1egr. Very easy to do. Hardest part was taking off alternator to get to the plug behind it.
     
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    its not usually that bad of a job.
     
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    Where did you bought the kit?