to day i failed emissions just cuz the egr was dirty i was wondering what is the proper way to clean it thanks!!!!

 

In the stickies dude....http://www.geocities.com/craigbrace/

 

o yea i forgot it was there thanks

 

I was wondering how do you clean the egr valve?
my car wont pass California SMOG Check and i need this to get my registration from the dmv
trying to preform all the matenence that will help my car pass
and i think the egr valve is part of the problem

 

why don't you post your test results? that will tell potential problem areas.

 

This is were the smog tech said i failed at
under the ECS catogory
I Failed on MIL (dont know What this is)

MAX= MAXIMUM ALLOWED EMISSIONS
AVE= AVERAGE EMISSIONS FOR PASSING VEHICLES
MEAS= AMOUNT MEASURED

Hc(ppm)

(15mph)
Max 114
Ave 31
Meas 160

(25mph)
Max 88
Ave 20
Meas 88
No highlight on this 25 mph test so i think it was ok here


so later that day i looked under my hood and my distributer cap was busted so i went and picked one up from autozone for $20 and replaced it along with a cable i picked up at the junk yard and did a oil change

Then a few days later i went back for a retest
The MIL passed

but i came back with high HC(PPM) Again
@(15MPH)
MAX: 114
GP: 288
MEAS:264

@(25MPH)
MAX: 88
GP: 238
MEAS:259

my CO% also went up on this test
@(15MPH)
MAX:0.73
GP:2.23
MEAS:1.23

@(25MPH)
MAX: 0.61
GP:2.11
MEAS:1.21
AFTER THE TEST MY RESULTS CAME BACK AS A FAIL IN THE 15MPH SECTION
AND A GROSS POLLUTER IN THE 25 MPH SECTION


so far i changed my spark plugs and wires,ran seafoam on my motor,did another oil change and replaced the air filter , tomorrow im going to clean the Mass air flow sensor with some CRC Mass air flow sensor cleaner and try to locate and replace the PVC valve,i also notice most of my hoses are all crusty so im going to replace most of them tomorrow also

 

MIL means Malfunction Indicator Lamp. In other words your check engine light was on. Check your computer for codes (details on how are in the stickies) and go from there. Stop throwing money at the car until you have a clue where you are going.
What cable did you pick up at the junkyard and replace?

 

spark pulg cable but i bought new ones after that