Were you able to bend the EGR tube in a way to make it 'lift' up and reach the new position of the raised plenum after installing the spacer?

If so, any tips on which way to bend? Anything to be careful of? And do I need to disconnect anything but the EGR nut?

If it's not possible, what do I need to make it reach?

Thanks in advance!

 

it'll bend.

it might take some force though.

I was lucky, I did mine while it was on the engine stand, so I didn't have to work around the truck.

you might also consider loosening the EGR valve itself at the upper plenum (two 10mm bolts) and then just start the upper and lower large nuts on the egr tube with the egr valve itself, loose but still bolted up.

once you get the egr tube nuts started (not fully tightened down) then you can go back and tighten the egr and then tighten the tube nuts.

good luck.

later,
chris

 

Good idea. Hadn't thought of it that way. Gonna go out and give it a shot now.

Thanks for the input.

I'll be back.....

 

Let us know how it went.

 

Will do. Got sidetracked and lost my momentum for tonight. I'll most likely do it by Wednesday and post results then.

 

Are you going to the track wednesday night? So is that what you got at Tommy's? A spacer?

 

You guys goin to Acto? I am planning on heading there Thurs.

Steve

 

Bought more than a spacer at Tommy's. That's why I want to get to JDM for some dyno tuning.

I'm not going to the track until I get that done.

So, Swin74 - I won't be going. Good luck if you do.

See ya'

Dan

 

I found that keeping the whole EGR setup together, then bolting in the 2 10mm long bolts on the valve back into the plenum did the trick. No bending, no twisting, no cussing

 

I just gave mine a nice pull when it was loose from the EGR up top. It fit right up after a few good pulls