brukshut
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- 1998 XLT 4.0 V6
Greetings all, searched the forum for this, didn't find anything so if someone has any info or if this has been discussed help a brother out.
Got a 98 XLT V6 OHV, 115K miles. I have a new EGR valve I'd like to put in. I'd fixed my lean codes by replacing all gaskets and vac lines on my intake, and while I was doing it thought I'd swap out my rusted old EGR valve with a new one in the interests of fuel economy and a smoother idle.
Just wondering if it was worth it. The EGR tube seems in OK shape, I'm not sure how hard it will be to remove it considering age of truck (115K miles, been garaged its whole life in NJ). I've got a 10 inch adjustable wrench and a bucket of PB blaster but I don't want to damage the tube trying to get it off if it's stubborn to remove.
I also had a question about cleaning the tube, assuming it removes easily. There's bound to be carbon build up in there, is it worth cleaning or trying to replace?
And on to my third question, for the life of me I cannot find any 98 EGR lines for a V6 OHV. I can find one for the 93-94 explorer V6 but it looks different (similar to V8 EGR line made by doorman).
These EGR lines (93-94 V6, 98-up V8 and SOHC V6) have DFPE vac lines/tubes that run parallel to the body of the main EGR tube itself, while my EGR Line (98 V6 OHV) has vac lines that extend straight out, i.e. perpendicular to the EGR tube itself.
Can you buy V6 EGR lines for 98 OHVs? Can you use the 93-94 one? Or the V8/SOHC one?
Or is it true that they no longer make these tubes for my year? And I'm **** out of luck and forced to try and remove and clean my EGR tube?
I don't want to damage my tube trying to get it off...any one have any input on any of these concerns, thanks.
Got a 98 XLT V6 OHV, 115K miles. I have a new EGR valve I'd like to put in. I'd fixed my lean codes by replacing all gaskets and vac lines on my intake, and while I was doing it thought I'd swap out my rusted old EGR valve with a new one in the interests of fuel economy and a smoother idle.
Just wondering if it was worth it. The EGR tube seems in OK shape, I'm not sure how hard it will be to remove it considering age of truck (115K miles, been garaged its whole life in NJ). I've got a 10 inch adjustable wrench and a bucket of PB blaster but I don't want to damage the tube trying to get it off if it's stubborn to remove.
I also had a question about cleaning the tube, assuming it removes easily. There's bound to be carbon build up in there, is it worth cleaning or trying to replace?
And on to my third question, for the life of me I cannot find any 98 EGR lines for a V6 OHV. I can find one for the 93-94 explorer V6 but it looks different (similar to V8 EGR line made by doorman).
These EGR lines (93-94 V6, 98-up V8 and SOHC V6) have DFPE vac lines/tubes that run parallel to the body of the main EGR tube itself, while my EGR Line (98 V6 OHV) has vac lines that extend straight out, i.e. perpendicular to the EGR tube itself.
Can you buy V6 EGR lines for 98 OHVs? Can you use the 93-94 one? Or the V8/SOHC one?
Or is it true that they no longer make these tubes for my year? And I'm **** out of luck and forced to try and remove and clean my EGR tube?
I don't want to damage my tube trying to get it off...any one have any input on any of these concerns, thanks.