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I had the EGR valve on my 2000 Honda Accord 4cyl
changed. I am now told the ports need cleaning. The check engine light
is on and keeping me from getting an inspection. Can I clean the ports
myself if so How?? Thanks

The EGR ports can get blocked after some time by hard black deposits.
The only way to clean the involved ports is to remove the EGR valve and
start scraping. A solvent might also be utilized. Depending on how bad
the deposits are... certain intake components may have to be removed.
But before you go through all that... you better run the error code and
see what it says...

Professor
www.telstar-electronics.com

On 17 May 2005 10:44:37 -0700, "Professor"
<briangriffey@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>The EGR ports can get blocked after some time by hard black deposits.
>The only way to clean the involved ports is to remove the EGR valve and
>start scraping. A solvent might also be utilized. Depending on how bad
>the deposits are... certain intake components may have to be removed.
>But before you go through all that... you better run the error code and
>see what it says...
>
>Professor
>www.telstar-electronics.com

thanks professor i'll gingerly attempt the scraping.

You might want to fire up the vacuum cleaner and hold the nozzle near
as you scrape... to keep the black crap from falling inside the port.

Professor
www.telstar-electronics.com

"Darellbrownnose" <phoenixone@kosby.net> wrote in message
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> I had the EGR valve on my 2000 Honda Accord 4cyl
> changed. I am now told the ports need cleaning. The check engine light
> is on and keeping me from getting an inspection. Can I clean the ports
> myself if so How?? Thanks

The plugs come out with a drill and a slidehammer. Clean them with fine
drill bits and spray solvents, and pop in new plugs.

Check with your dealer as there is a tsl on putting a liner in the port
because of the problem on the V6. Many Odyssey owners had it done for free.
See www.odyclub.com. Before tearing into the engine check with the dealer.
You may also want to do some research on the problem on the net....



"Darellbrownnose" <phoenixone@kosby.net> wrote in message
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> I had the EGR valve on my 2000 Honda Accord 4cyl
> changed. I am now told the ports need cleaning. The check engine light
> is on and keeping me from getting an inspection. Can I clean the ports
> myself if so How?? Thanks