egr valve question

[gizmopup]

i have a 2006 with a 102000 miles the other night i went to leave and the truck started just fine but as soon as i went to accelerate the check eng light came on and it lost power and was smoking, so i pulled the codes and they were all egr related so i pulled the egr valve out and it was stuck wide open with carbon buildup so i cleaned it up put it back in and no more problems.is this normal,is it just another reason to delete it?thanks

[Lilpooh]

102k miles, and it's the first time being cleaned? Not bad!! It's usually a good idea to pull the valve out once a year for cleaning.

Yhea, another reason to delete.

[ClarkSJ]

I pulled mine at 20K miles and it was almost plugged with soot. Bought a rebuilt spare on eBay and some gaslet kits so I can swap it out and then clean offline later. Pulled it at 30K miles and it looked OK, so I think I will pull and clean every 20K or so.

[gizmopup]

thanks for the responses,now i know its just another maintnance item.