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soloracer 06-03-2010 11:34 PM

egr removal 96
 
What's the best way to disconnect the egr tube from the stock manifold? I can't get a wrench on it from the exhaust side. I need to reinstall it too, so don't tell me to ditch it. I'm prepping the car for sale and need to replace an expansion plug.

Also, does anyone have a decent looking OEM heat shield they'll send me for cheaps?

rider384 06-04-2010 07:31 AM

Disconnect the fuel injector power plug, remove the bracket holding the wires on the back of the mani and move them all out of the way. It looks like a lot of work, but in reality, there's only 1 bolt you have to remove to clear everything, and I mean everything, out of the way.

magnamx-5 06-04-2010 08:37 AM

get a crows foot and some extensions it is totally reachable i dunno why you would wanna keep it but it you do then just man up and turn the nut.

soloracer 06-04-2010 09:02 AM


Originally Posted by magnamx-5 (Post 583063)
get a crows foot and some extensions it is totally reachable i dunno why you would wanna keep it but it you do then just man up and turn the nut.

The car is stock. I'm selling it. It's a 96' and thus OBDII. Why would I NOT want to keep it?

I can get a wrench on it but there's not enough room to turn it and the wrench hits the body. Maybe I'll pick up some crow's foot dealies. These help with turbo mani installs too, right? I'm about to put a new FM manifold on my 95', so if I'm gonna need 'em I may as well get them now.

soloracer 06-04-2010 09:03 AM


Originally Posted by rider384 (Post 583034)
Disconnect the fuel injector power plug, remove the bracket holding the wires on the back of the mani and move them all out of the way. It looks like a lot of work, but in reality, there's only 1 bolt you have to remove to clear everything, and I mean everything, out of the way.

So you're saying that it's easiest to disconnect from the intake side? I just need to move the manifold out of the way a little to give me good access to the expansion plug.

rider384 06-04-2010 10:41 PM

Oops, my bad, I thought you were trying to remove it from the intake mani side. Sorry.

buffon01 06-04-2010 10:46 PM

I haz heat shield PM me

94blackmx5 06-04-2010 11:12 PM

i managed to use a small adjustable wrench. or you have just have to cut a wrench down to size. you can crank it most of the way by hand.

rider384 06-04-2010 11:19 PM

I managed to go in from the bottom up with a visegrip.

magnamx-5 06-05-2010 12:10 AM

crows feet make lots of installs easier

soloracer 06-05-2010 09:36 AM


Originally Posted by magnamx-5 (Post 583550)
crows feet make lots of installs easier

Lots of great ideas here. Thanks. Actually never thought of an adjustable.

I'm going crow foot first though; any excuse to buy tools.

Buffon- pm on the way.


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