Question about the EGR valve

[NinjaWarGod]

Well today i spent $60 on getting my CEL check out and come to find out. there is something wrong with my EGR valve. They didnt say to much other then that. I was wondering if that might be a reason that my car is running rich making smoke come out of my muffler and for the carbon build up on the back. So i called a guy at oriellys and he said that he had a 95 galant like mine and he told me that i can he could make a block off plate and it would be cheaper and better, rather then buy a new EGR. Also he said that he could get rid of the bowl shaft, or something like that, :?: so it would make the engine 14 lbs lighter. What do yall think.

[JiP]

my 97 cali spec came with an egr blockoff plate from the factory. The problem with your car is gona be the CEL. Blockoff plate is a good idea..but your ecu is gona keep the CEL lit up in your face because the EGR system won't be working because its not there anymore =P

And don't know what a bowl shaft is..never heard that one before..

[Proto]

My EGR is screwed up also, plenty of carbon in the throttle body and rough idle.

[seth98esT]

Probably meant balance shaft?

You can use any block off plate for the 4g63t. Dejontool.com has one for like $10. Easy to install, gets rid of a lot of the clutter in the engine bay as well.

[NinjaWarGod]

yeah i really didnt know what he meant by the bowl shaft or whatever he may of said. but i am going to try and talk to him tomorrow and see what the dealo is. Man i dont know if i can handle the stupid cel light being on all the time. All ready it has been on for a long long time and it is driving me insane, just wondering if there is anything else wrong with my car. I am going to check out that website that you gave me because i think he said that he was going to make it and if there is one that i could just by it would be a lot easier on the both of us.
thanx

[JiP]

take the bulb out. problem solved ! :laughing:

[NinjaWarGod]

well guys the light turn off, so i think it fixed it self , man what a nice christmas gift. Also in beaumont, tx (where i am) it snow. which hasnt happened since 1989 awesome.... christmas......... (the light probably went out)

[JiP]

when a CEL light is triggered, if the ecu doesnt see the same error for the next 3 times you start the car it will turn the CEL off. Like for a misfire which usually is a freak occurance, turn the car on and off 3 times and the CEL turns off.