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How to remove the EGR valve/cooler

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Jdpl76, Aug 3, 2024 at 12:25 PM.

  1. Jdpl76

    Jdpl76 New Member

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    I need to replace the EGR vavle and maybe the cooler.. The problem is that a tutorial I watched is not the same as my year and I don't see any videos of a layout like my 2016 Prius hybrid.

    Directly to the right of the EGR on my car is the inverter which seems to be in the way. Will I need to remove the inverter to replace the EGR vavle?

    Thank you.
     
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    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

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    What's the miles? Gen 4 EGR systems have proven VERY butlet-proof. @Raytheeagle did his (did require a inverter shift IIRC).. @jerrymildred did one at the shop he worked at, customer request. To best of my recollection in both cases cleaning proved unnecessary; the systems were still very clean.

    Here's Jerry's post:

    Gen 4 EGR cleaning at 360,000 miles | PriusChat
     
    #2 Mendel Leisk, Aug 3, 2024 at 2:15 PM
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  3. Jdpl76

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    150,000. I took a putty knife and blocked the path of the EGR took her for a test drive and the problem immediately went away. No more shaking on acceleration.
     
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    Also I want to add that I recently changed the oil and may have overfilled the oil then put about 600 miles on the odo. I read somewhere that if we go by the dipstick it is overfilled and to fill it 3/4 below the full mark is a good practice but I filled it to the full line. I already bought the part 04004-58137 for $250 annd this is just for the valve. Before I proceed I just had a few more thoughts and questions.

    Based on what you shared I could be wasting my time and find a squeaky clean EGR valve since the gen 4's really shouldn't have a problem with clogged or sticking EGRs..

    Is is likely that my EGR could have gotten prematurely clogged at 150k because I overfilled the oil recently ?

    Do you believe my diagnosis is conclusive enough to move forward with replacing the EGR valve?

    Do you think I need to replace the cooler also?

    What else could it be based on the test I did and how it ran with a bypassed EGR?

    Thank you
     
    #4 Jdpl76, Aug 3, 2024 at 3:39 PM
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