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Old 04-07-2007, 07:17 PM
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hey stump!

ok i tried to clean the egr yesterday you were saying to use your imagination to get it out,well i tried that i also tried my strength my anger the twist twist and pull pull and the twist and then pull guess i'll have to use the force or something holy crap that suckers in there lol.
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Old 04-07-2007, 07:18 PM
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ok i tried to clean the egr yesterday you were saying to use your imagination to get it out,well i tried that i also tried my strength my anger the twist twist and pull pull and the twist and then pull guess i'll have to use the force or something holy crap that suckers in there lol.

I hear a cutting torch and jack hammer are needed in cases like this.
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Old 04-07-2007, 07:19 PM
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I just unpluged mine... No problems yet except for better throttle response and increased MPG...
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Old 04-07-2007, 07:27 PM
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try a small pulley puller
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Old 04-07-2007, 07:32 PM
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ya just dont want any warranty isues .the jack hammers a good idea though!
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Old 04-07-2007, 07:44 PM
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How often would you pull the egr out and clean it? Just curious
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Old 04-07-2007, 08:03 PM
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well as the old sayin goes if it aint broke dont fix it, but if milage drops when the filters are clean or it starts runnin ruff give it a good cleaning
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Old 04-07-2007, 09:43 PM
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How often would you pull the egr out and clean it? Just curious
Mine has been unpluged for the last 2000 miles.
I pulled it to clean it at 12,000 and it was pretty dirty.
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Old 04-07-2007, 11:05 PM
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Mine has been unpluged for the last 2000 miles.
I pulled it to clean it at 12,000 and it was pretty dirty.
so is it a good idea to do??? what gains do u notice??........unplugging it that is
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Old 04-08-2007, 04:53 AM
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I unplugged mine a long time ago and didn't notice anything so I plugged it back in after a few days. Maybe I need to check it out again.
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