Did The EGR Cleaning Thing

[andylockhart]

My check engine light came on this week and then went off by itself. I was curious, so I took it to my local auto repair place to see what the problem was. They said it was the EGR valve and that it needs to be replaced. The quote was $425 because they said they needed to replace the gasket as well. I chose not to have the operation done. Should I go back or is there something I can do myself? I noticed some RTP people on this thread who have dealt with EGR's before. Any advice?

[CSTYLES]

the check engine light would come on after driving about five minutes and then turn of on its own. just had the 45k service so i took it to the dealer to complain. i suggested that it may be the EGR valve after reading the posts here, but i don't have the technical knowledge to attempt this myself.
the service rep told me not to believe the stuff i read online.

they replaced the EGR valve under warranty. he charged me an hours labor ($100) to clean it out saying it was really gummed up.

i didn't make him eat his words though.

[kpaske]

I did a write up not too long ago about how to clean out the EGR. It takes very very little technical knowhow. I would definitely try this before spending any more than the cost of a can of carb cleaner.

See the link to my website below.

[Heraclid]

Yep, if I can do it, any of you can. :-) Takes 10 minutes and I wish I made $100 a pop for that too. That's like $98 profit. The best thing about this site is that it keeps me away from the dealer. Whew!