There is no EFING way I can get at that EGR Tube to clean it.

 

You have to pull the manifold to do a half way decent job

-matt

 

FAWK

10char

 

Where is the EGR Tube Located?

 

Just keep track of the bolts and take your time, when tightening pay attention to tq. specs. Not a big deal.

 

Backside of the plenum, on the driverside.

 

It's like 45 degrees in my garage right now. HAHAHA

I saw a thread that showed how to remove the EGR tube and it looked easy. I guess not.

 

EFF that for now then, your hands will be raw meat and your back will be sore from leaning over the damn fenders.

 

I was able to remove 3 out of the 4 bolts.. the last one, impossible to slip my wrench over ( since another tube is not leaving enough space)...

someone on the board simply hacked/sawed off the tip of the screw ( the threaded part that is sticking out)... and voila..

if I remember correctly,the correct wrench size is 12mm me thinks..

I have to do my EGR cleanning as well..

 

the cold will make it a tougher job, but as stated take your time, work methodically and keep good track of your nuts and bolts. It can be done.

 

you do NOT need to pull off the manifold. it is actually quite easy to get to (assuming you are talking about the small tube that usually gets blocked and not the large one).

you will need a ratchet, 10mm socket 12mm socket and maybe a 5mm socket. then some vise grips to remove the temp sensor from the small pipe once it is off. no crows feet needed. no wrenches needed.

 

Yeah. No IM removal needed. Just like Deezy said; take your time. I did mine without the benefit of pictures to go by. Just good advice from people on the Org.

 

Not sure how you guys got to the egr without removal of the UIM. Did my 00vi swap in the 30 degree weather this week and could barely get back there with almost everything off. 12 mm wrench all the way around. I actually had to dremel the end of the back bolt to. There wasnt enough room between that and the metal hose to get the tube actually out. No idea how you fit a socket either.

 

It takes a little time but it can be done. I used sockets too. IIRC, the socket I used has a tapered tip, so that helped. The rest was just old-fashioned grunt work. Knowing what I know now, I probably wouldn't do it that way, but the less stuff I have to remove, the better for me and the quicker I can get back on the road.

 

2 10mm bolts to take out that round cylinder that is part of the brake booster line. a 1/2 inch 12mm ratchet and socket will fit right there giving access to both bolts. and there is no need to cut any bolt heads to get the lower portion of the small pipe out either.

 

a good a time as any for an 00vi swap

 

Well I worked on my car. I know how much room was in there. I couldnt fit any socket i had in there and i had to cut the end of that bolt. That's how it was with my car.

 

i am pretty sure your car is no different than any other maxima. with the removal of 2 studs you wouldnt have had to cut anything. and moving that cylinder there is plenty of room. perhaps those who are about to do can learn from your mistake.

 

Pretty sure I didn't make a mistake. Mine had to be cut, end of story.

 

In order to get a box wrench on those bottom bolts of the egr tube you need to remove some bolts on the egr connected to the engine block. This will allow you to move the egr big tube just enough to fit the box on it just to break the bolt. After you can use the open end side to loosen the bolt off. When you replace the bolt take off the stupid washer. This allows easy access.

 

But this can't be!! according to .......

Nissan puts bolts on cars that need to be cut in order to repair the vehicle. And we know he is defiantely smarter than Nissan.

 

Everyone has a different approach. As long as the problem is fixed and the car runs is all that matters.

 

Speaking of the EGR, if you remove the EGR tube and run that thing open atmosphere, will it suck in atmospheric air? I'd imagine that would signifcantly reduce the carbon build-up in the intake manifold, as the re-circulated exhaust gas is pretty nasty.

 

Dont do that. Some of the exhaust gases is recirculated in the intake for a reason. It cools the temperature inside the cylinders. You will be looking for trouble if you disable this.

 

Cap if off..

 

AA my friend. There's allways more than one way to skin a cat. I took off the IM about 4 times before doing my 00VI swap. When I did the swap I made room to put the box end of the wrench over the bolt. The nissan bolt is crap. Its not your typical hex bolt. Its more like a stud with a rotating nut. There's a washer about 1/8" or 1/4" thick. Its not necessary and if your remove it the nut will go closer to the engine block which will allow easier access for a box wrench if needed in the future.

 

wtf are you talking about? I said my bolt needed to be cut. I never said anyone else had to cut their bolts or that nissan designed them that way. I could not fit any type of socket in there and the rust on the tube was enough where I needed to cut the end of the bolt to get the tube out. Yeah nissan makes the cars, after time they're all different. You think everything will go the way Nissan said, or designed it to. I dont give a **** what you think, I had to cut the bolt to get the tube off. Nobody has had to do it, it doesn't matter. It was my personal experience.

 

I took it out today and cleaned it. The EGR tube wasn't very dirty, but the hole going into the intake manifold was FULL of stuff.

I didn't have to take off the intake manifold or cut anything to take the tube out.

 

Glad you got it done.

 

good deal. Glad you didnt have the issues I had.

 

good job man!