You just made my head ache go away I drive a 2004 Chevy Impala with a 3.2 V6 My check engine light was on.I hooked up a obd2 scanner and it brought up a po401 insufficient flow to the egr I replaced my egr valve twice and finally I done what you dis and sure enough My port was clogged just like yours was so I cleaned it out from both sides after removing the throttle body and put everything back togather reset my computer and no check engine light no more thank you for the advice brother good job
I can't believe I've never heard anyone mention this before: using one of those $5 vibrating toothbrushes from walmart (or wherever) works REALLY great for cleaning stuff like throttle bodies etc. Spray a little brake cleaner in there and flip the butterfly open, the cheap vibrating toothbrush will clean all that gunk that's built up in just a few seconds. Works great for getting in all nooks and crannies really.
When I saw this video I knew that the clogged port was the probable cause of the P0403 engine fault in my 2000 Chevy Malibu! I am not a mechanic, but as a data scientist, I felt that I had probably found the problem, LOL! I fixed it! Thanks!
Thanks for posting. I have a mechanic next door business. I just asked him about the whole you unclogged. He said its unrelated. I cleaned everything else. But I did not guess that low whole was related to the egr. I will cean it out now. Damn the whole work to get to it again but worth it. Thanks for your video...
OMG! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! You are a Godsend!!! I have an 05 Buick Century and I've been looking everywhere to find out how the EGR passage goes into the engine. I tried to run a line through the small opening where the valve attaches and it would not budge! So that must mean that the whole passage way is clogged. This helps tremendously!!! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!
Love your videos You have helped me a few times from your vid. Thank you. I'm a single mom, can't afford to be ripped off at the autoshops. So I always youtube. Everything to see if I can do it my self. I love your videos cause they show me exactly all the steps I need to do before getting to the actual repair. Being I don't know shit about cars. The detail you provide is a much need service.. Other videos just show me how to do it. So when I see you come up in my thumb nail, I feel a lil relieved. I know itll have the detail I need. So much appreciated thank you very much keep making the videos!
I want to say thank you for posting this video because I've been trying to find out how to get rid of this code and how to fix this problem due to the fact that I have to same exact car that you did the video in and I'm having issues where the car is feeling like it's not getting enough fuel or enough air. I have changed all the sensors. But once again thank you because this video is helpful and I'm going to work on my car right now to let you know the results
Just fixed the same problem thanks to your video.. I took a short cut and took off the egr, Tied open the TB flapper and took a coat hanger to open the hole and a vacuum cleaner on the egr passageway..
I have a 2003 Buick Century 3.1. We replaced the air filter, the mass air flow sensor and the EGR valve. We also cleaned the air filter box, the air intake tube, the throttle body, and the EGR valve ports. We checked all vacuum lines which are working fine. After 212 miles the engine light came back on with P0401 code again. Any suggestions about what to do next?
Im so gonna try this on my 04 impala v6 I replaced my egr valve twice and the check engine light is still coming on giving the code po401 I couldnt figure it out but hopefully this method helps
Do you know what could be wrong on my volvo s40 2.0T . It likes to drop rpms to 0 on low speed,it happens really often when i reverse to spot. and sometimes when i accelerate rpms goes higher but dont give more power? I hope you understand, thank you😃
Robert DIY i also just did this on a 3.1 2000 chevy malibu i didnt need to take the throttle off heres how i did that. take off egr and air intake hoses i used a pry bar and opened the throttle body to max posistion and kept it open so i could access the ege valve hole. removed egr valve i had taken my break bleeder hose, shoved it in there from throttle side and filled the entire thing up with brake cleaner untill it ran out the egr side. then i put a coat hanger on an electric drill and rammed it up the egr valve side and on reverse setting i then drilled untill it popped up the intake side turns out my egr was shorted and getting no signal
You just made my head ache go away I drive a 2004 Chevy Impala with a 3.2 V6 My check engine light was on.I hooked up a obd2 scanner and it brought up a po401 insufficient flow to the egr I replaced my egr valve twice and finally I done what you dis and sure enough My port was clogged just like yours was so I cleaned it out from both sides after removing the throttle body and put everything back togather reset my computer and no check engine light no more thank you for the advice brother good job
Awesome! Thanks for sharing.
I can't believe I've never heard anyone mention this before: using one of those $5 vibrating toothbrushes from walmart (or wherever) works REALLY great for cleaning stuff like throttle bodies etc. Spray a little brake cleaner in there and flip the butterfly open, the cheap vibrating toothbrush will clean all that gunk that's built up in just a few seconds. Works great for getting in all nooks and crannies really.
+Jesse Crandle thanks for watching and sharing.
That is what I use.
When I saw this video I knew that the clogged port was the probable cause of the P0403 engine fault in my 2000 Chevy Malibu! I am not a mechanic, but as a data scientist, I felt that I had probably found the problem, LOL! I fixed it! Thanks!
Awesome
I just saved my co worker a bunch of money! Thank you Robert 🙌
You are welcome
Thanks for posting. I have a mechanic next door business. I just asked him about the whole you unclogged. He said its unrelated. I cleaned everything else. But I did not guess that low whole was related to the egr. I will cean it out now. Damn the whole work to get to it again but worth it. Thanks for your video...
You are welcome
OMG! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! You are a Godsend!!! I have an 05 Buick Century and I've been looking everywhere to find out how the EGR passage goes into the engine. I tried to run a line through the small opening where the valve attaches and it would not budge! So that must mean that the whole passage way is clogged. This helps tremendously!!! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!
You are welcome
Thanks Robert getting a P0401 code on a 2004 impala with the 3.4, i will give it a try this evening and report back!
Hope it went well.
Love your videos
You have helped me a few times from your vid. Thank you. I'm a single mom, can't afford to be ripped off at the autoshops. So I always youtube. Everything to see if I can do it my self. I love your videos cause they show me exactly all the steps I need to do before getting to the actual repair. Being I don't know shit about cars. The detail you provide is a much need service.. Other videos just show me how to do it. So when I see you come up in my thumb nail, I feel a lil relieved. I know itll have the detail I need.
So much appreciated thank you very much keep making the videos!
Thanks for the kind words.
Dude, I've been trying to figure that egr port problem out for weeks. Thanks !
Any time!
I want to say thank you for posting this video because I've been trying to find out how to get rid of this code and how to fix this problem due to the fact that I have to same exact car that you did the video in and I'm having issues where the car is feeling like it's not getting enough fuel or enough air. I have changed all the sensors. But once again thank you because this video is helpful and I'm going to work on my car right now to let you know the results
hope it worked out.
u gave me confidence thank u sir
You are welcome
Thanks man! Watched this and it worked like a charm. Never really did much auto work and your video was excellent. Keep up the good work!
You are welcome.
Great video, have the same problem with my Impala but now I know what I am looking for to fix it.
thanks for watching.
Just fixed the same problem thanks to your video.. I took a short cut and took off the egr, Tied open the TB flapper and took a coat hanger to open the hole and a vacuum cleaner on the egr passageway..
Nice
Thank you Robert, this was a very useful video , we do need to get you a better hat though :)
LOL The hat stays.
Best video I have seen
thanks for watching.
Thanks for this all the best.
you are welcome.
Great info! Thanks.
You are welcome
I have a 2003 Buick Century 3.1. We replaced the air filter, the mass air flow sensor and the EGR valve. We also cleaned the air filter box, the air intake tube, the throttle body, and the EGR valve ports. We checked all vacuum lines which are working fine. After 212 miles the engine light came back on with P0401 code again. Any suggestions about what to do next?
Sad to say, I do not.
How did you get rid of the nut at 2:39? I tried removing the hoses but they’re too rusty and i don’t want to end up ripping them.
Spray rust penitrant like PB Blaster
Im so gonna try this on my 04 impala v6 I replaced my egr valve twice and the check engine light is still coming on giving the code po401 I couldnt figure it out but hopefully this method helps
Give it a try
Do you think this could be the case with my Oldsmobile alero? It has the same type of engine in it as well.
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I have the P0401 code on my 99 expedition 5.4L , im curious to know how does carbon build up like that in the ports ?
Combustion engines.
well the only thing fix the P0401 code was behind the turtle body was clogged in that area you cleaned with the zip tie
Cool, thanks for watching.
@@RobertDIY but was fix it
great video thanks
You are welcome
what if i did everything in this video, now when i try to cut the car on it cuts right back off. Everything is clamped back on
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Do you know what could be wrong on my volvo s40 2.0T . It likes to drop rpms to 0 on low speed,it happens really often when i reverse to spot. and sometimes when i accelerate rpms goes higher but dont give more power? I hope you understand, thank you😃
+sjope1 codes?
i does not give any codes, i wonder could it be clutch?
Your guess is as good as mine. Is the CEL on?
If you mean check engine light its not on, so probably clutch is the problem
Great Video!!!
Thanks for watching.
Do you have a video on removing heater core on Buick’s thank you
I do not.
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Need to see how to replace egr tube 3.4 chevy 2000 Monte Carlo. I bent the tube were it enter the egr
Ouch
U didn't say there Two nuts on one screw
ok
put a metal coat hanger on an electric drill and put it on reverse
For what?
Robert DIY clearing out the egr valve passage ways
it snake wobbles it way up the egr tube sidr and knocks everything out.
Robert DIY i also just did this on a 3.1 2000 chevy malibu
i didnt need to take the throttle off
heres how i did that.
take off egr and air intake hoses
i used a pry bar and opened the throttle body to max posistion and kept it open so i could access the ege valve hole.
removed egr valve
i had taken my break bleeder hose, shoved it in there from throttle side and filled the entire thing up with brake cleaner untill it ran out the egr side.
then i put a coat hanger on an electric drill and rammed it up the egr valve side and on reverse setting i then drilled untill it popped up the intake side
turns out my egr was shorted and getting no signal
+Mr. pewterschmidt very cool. Thanks for sharing.
Robert DIY thank you as well
I got the po403 code on Monte Carlo ss 3.8
ouch
Robert DIY I’ve replace the connector and the egr valve itself and still got this code
Hi
sup