Preferred EGR Tube Supplier?

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Group, good evening from the finally warm and drying NorCal.

I have been reading through numerous posts regarding replacement of the EGR Tube on the 5.0L. Mine is getting steadily worse sounding.

Is there a preferred supplier or vendor for this tube? Many threads referenced Dorman, but some links are a decade old.

Russell

 

[Runnin'OnEmpty]

I replaced the EGR tube with a Dorman a while back. (The Ford unit was discontinued.) It seemed to be the same quality as what came off, and the price was reasonable. The fit was perfect. Best I remember it came from Amazon.

The exhaust manifold fitting is a sunny beach to loosen. I suggest you remove the inner fender liner and run the engine to heat up the fitting before trying to loosen. A penetrant such as PB Blaster helps. My 4.0 took a 1 1/8 inch socket, and the 5.0 might be the same. It took a breaker bar with a 4 foot pipe added to break my fitting loose...good luck!

 

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I reach the manifold end with 1-1/16" just fine after removing the air intake elbow. The manifold nut works loose after 500 miles and the tube mating surface is pinched. So, guess I'm getting Dorman.

Thanks.

 

[Runnin'OnEmpty]

Glad it helped. If your manifold nut is loose already, it'll be a relatively easy job to replace
the EGR tube. My Dorman replacement has been on for at least 2-3 years and still looks
new. It's a durable replacement. Good luck.