F'in EGR...

[Ldub]

I dont know names of parts of an engine yet as I am just now learning where exactally is it and what does it look like and what should i use to clean it? Thanks

Here's a good idea for you...
Download & burn the shop manual cd from Tone's site & familiarize yourself with all these thingies & doo-dads that are in resplendent profound abundance under the hood of your VX.
ORrrrr, order something from him & he'll likely as not, include one(pre-burndid) w/ your purchace!
I'm not trying to be a butt here, It would increase your learning curve of nomenclature of parts/ functions & also give you an idea of where they are located/ how they interact w/ other systems etc., etc., etc.
REALLY, I'm just trying to help.

[WormGod]

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This damned EGR tube mount nut I tell you. It's been the bane of my night. The last damned tihng holding me back from mounting my S/C. Getting leverage on this thing is killing me (and my back). There is only one way to get to this thing and it's creating a dilemna. Anyone know some secret to loosening and getting this thing off other than my next step.... an incendiary grenade?

EDIT: I got it. I couldnt get to bed tonight unless I had that bastard so I put up one more fight. Just put a little more muscle into it. Damned engineering minds that like to torture us with their hard to get, hard to maneuver places....

In all, there is no secret to this since brute force is the answer.

[Ldub]

Yah, that's a fun one, & also the reason I've learned to always carry a 22mm stubby in my glove box.
The EGR block supplied with the s/c kit will test your patience because the nut tends to loosen itself...then you get hear what your VX would sound like as a diesel.
I found that a gob of hi-temp silicone on the EGR nut threads upon reassembly works better than loc-tite to keep it from loosening.

[WormGod]

Yep, I appreciated turning the nut about 5degrees on every crank, thanks to the poor leverage in the area. Only took me about 15 minutes of cranking to get it off after I loosened it, heh. Amazingly, the bottom of my EGR valve looks like it faced a nuclear explosion with all the soot on it. May the cleaning frenzy begin.

[nfpgasmask]

OK, i just read this whole thread, and then proceeded to read much of the stuff on the http://isuzufaq.ibctech.ca/#faq1 page about cleaning the EGR and oil consumption.

So, that read, I am thinking of doing a full EGR cleaning and possibly trying this Sea Foam idea. I want to rid my VX of the oil burning issue, and hopefully get a little better mpg at the same time. I am also thinking I should put in a new fuel filter also.

Can anyone tell me about this Sea Foam idea? Is it a bad idea? I want to make sure my baby is squeaky clean and not burning oil. Its getting old. But I don't want to do anything harmful.

Also, regarding the EGR cleaning. Its confusing because the directions say to REMOVE the EGR and then plug the big hole and start the VX. This makes no sense. How/why do you remove it, plug it, and then start the VX while it is off? Am I missing something? Or am I to remove the EGR, clean it separately, and while its off, plug the holes where it was attached to and clean this part? I'm just a little confused there.

Also, I am not getting a CEL light, and don't want one. This is why I have not done anything yet. So I am on the fence between leaving well enough alone and going balls out to try to solve my oil consumption problem and hopefully make my VX healthier, and less gas/oil hungry.

Suggestions?

Thanks,

Bart