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Just cleaned the egr valve

Discussion in 'Prius c Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by tankyuong, Jul 25, 2021.

  1. tankyuong

    tankyuong Senior Member

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    Egr valve and cooler was dirty but not clogged at 190k miles
     
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    does the c have a better engine design?

    edit: nevermind, i saw the c forum instead of your model car. :oops:

    that is great for a 2010.
     
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    2012 prius c has bigger holes so doesn't clog as easy
     
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    Good to know!

    So do you have a Prius C or not? I'm confused by some of the comments above...(y)
     
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    I have a 2012 prius c , previously owned a 2010 prius gen 3
     
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    Ok that's what I thought. Might wanna change the "2010 Prius" that shows up in your profile info though. I think that is why some weren't sure. (y)
     
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    Done
     
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    Where do you refer the "bigger holes" to? Did you clean the EGR passage in the intake manifold?
     
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    Holes inside cooler where exhaust flows through,checked the intake manifold and was clean
     
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    Interesting..so the inside of the EGR cooler on the Prius C has bigger passages than the Gen3's do? If so...that is an important piece of info. You happen to have a picture of it? (y)
     
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    Yes, as a 2011 Gen 3 hatchback owner who is currently cleaning an EGR cooler sourced off of eBay, with unknown number of miles, but totally blocked passages, I'm also very interested in seeing any pictures you might have.

    Here's a picture of the EGR cooler before cleaning.

    20210722_094032.jpeg

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    You don't suppose the Prius C part could be used on a Gen 3 non-C?
     
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    Highly doubtful, physically, they are very different looking.

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    What was the miles again? Excellent pic btw.
     
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    That's the one off eBay with unknown miles on it. I still haven't tackled the one on the car.

    I'll take a picture of it when I get it off.

    My guess is that the eBay one pictured came off a high mileage Prius that blew a head gasket. I'm hoping our EGR cooler doesn't look like that at about 125k miles on the odometer.

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    Probably not. That's around the miles @NutzAboutBolts did his, and made the video.
     
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    So basically this post is in the wrong forum.. you're doing a gen 3 not a c correct?
     
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    The OP used to have a Gen 3, now has a Prius c.

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    Here's the EGR cooler I took off the Gen 3 with 124k on the odometer. Third pic is the EGR valve, oily and sooty, wipes off easily.
    20210903_155933.jpeg 20210903_155916.jpeg 20210903_161040.jpeg

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    #19 xliderider, Sep 14, 2021
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