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Clean those egr tubes

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by eliteconcept, Apr 29, 2018.

  1. eliteconcept

    eliteconcept 700 mile club, top tank mpg 69.5

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    Decided to clean my egr tube on my 2014 with 90k miles yesterday. I tackled this at the same time I cleaned my throttle plate, which kind of made sense. Both jobs took me about 75 miles total, not knowing what to do. I was a big shocked at how nasty the tube was, even though i knew it was recommended to clean it around this mileage.
    So just thought i would post a little psa for all. Clean out those egr tubes.
     

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    Good thing to check:).

    Now that you’ve seen this, guess what the next steps will be ;).

    Good luck with the intake manifold and egr valve and cooler(y).
     
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  3. eliteconcept

    eliteconcept 700 mile club, top tank mpg 69.5

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    Ugh... I know. I'm not looking forward to that. but using nutz about boltz videos I'm sure my dad and I can attack them in an afternoon.
     
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    Depends on how clean you want your egr cooler;).

    I’d buy a spare and get her ready for service :).

    Otherwise you’ll rush to button everything back up and the cooler might not be as clean as you’d like ;).

    Definitely DIY it(y).
     
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    Yep, nasty deposits, kind of remind me of a clogged artery lol
     
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    You’ve seen one up close:whistle:?
     
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    Nope, saw them in books lol
     
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    I was gonna day you been holdin out on us:whistle:?

    Or now we know how you’re able to move to Dublin (y).
     
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    My house has a nice view outside :) I can see the whole Dublin area
     
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    When and where are we “randomly” meting again :whistle:?
     
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    :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: Maybe never... unless you’re a friend of a friend from someone we know lol
     
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    Aren’t we all connected to Kevin Bacon within 6 degrees:p?
     
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    eliteconcept 700 mile club, top tank mpg 69.5

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    Thanks so much for your awesome videos. Has saved me hundreds of dollars. The only one i let toyota do was brake fluid and caliper slide pins. Just more work than i wanted to do.
     
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    Just completed the EGR procedure...mine was in really bad shape...water would only drip out the other side when testing the flow. Lucky for me I had prepared a spare EGR cooler beforehand.

    Here is a post about it :

    Hi all, new Prius v owner | Page 3 | PriusChat
     
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    I like me some bacon... yummy lol
     
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    Np! EGR was way harder than the brakes stuff lol.
     
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    eliteconcept 700 mile club, top tank mpg 69.5

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    For me its just removing tires... ive never enjoyed messing with removing tires
     
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    Oh, don’t like getting down and dirty with the tires huh? Those wheels are light, the worst time to mess with tires are rainy season, you get wet by them :(
     
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    eliteconcept 700 mile club, top tank mpg 69.5

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    Its the jack and jack stands ordeal i dislike
     
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    There’s a jacking point on the Prius in the front, unlike other brand vehicle *cough* American cars *cough*


    And you can put the jackstands on the side welded area
     
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