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Neejay
11-02-2007, 04:38 PM
Yeah, so I can't get the EGR tube to line up after trying a shitload of different things. 4 hours on this....wasted. I was going to try heat, but I read where someone burned a hole in the tube very easily. Blocking it off is last resort because I have emissions to worry about. I've already tried to screw it in before bolting the header on/down.

Anyone got any pointers/info on what to do about the EGR?
statik
11-02-2007, 04:43 PM
nothing from ebay lines up without force =]
MURPHY
11-02-2007, 04:45 PM
^i have an ebay header ( i think)

actually pretty decent design and craftsmanship

but i ditched the egr :( and just plugged everything
brokeAs240sx
11-02-2007, 04:47 PM
tried bending the tube?
i need tires
11-02-2007, 04:59 PM
i know this might be dumb but since u got the part off of ebay.. is this a s13 or s14 ka24de header!?

because the s13 and s14 EGRs are different...
Neejay
11-02-2007, 05:45 PM
nothing from ebay lines up without force =]LOL That may be the case with this one...

tried bending the tube?Of course. I may have bent it slighty, as it's closer to fitting than last night, but that thing is solid. It's almost zero play in it.

i know this might be dumb but since u got the part off of ebay.. is this a s13 or s14 ka24de header!?

because the s13 and s14 EGRs are different...I think it's too close to fitting for it to be a s14 header, but the auction was for an s13 anyway.

Another thing I thought of is to loosen the egr from the intake manifold, but there's one screw that I wont be able to reach...so that's out of the question.
brokeAs240sx
11-02-2007, 05:50 PM
For mine (and I had a hotshot header) we had to remove the egr tube from the car & bend it outside a bit first.

Also, if you loosen up one side (i.e. the intake manifold side), it might help w/ the angle, etc.
projectRDM
11-03-2007, 12:07 AM
Block it, you'll pass without it. As long as the cat is functioning you do not need EGR, period.
Neejay
11-03-2007, 12:24 AM
Block it, you'll pass without it. As long as the cat is functioning you do not need EGR, period.Anything negative/side effects?

In the mean time, I'll search too....
S14DB
11-03-2007, 01:00 AM
http://www.project-mayhem04.com/EGR%20Removal.html
S13Leprechaun
11-03-2007, 01:35 AM
i had this same problem when i put headers on... like staterd above, you need to loosen the side of the intake manifold... it woudl still be off if i didnt do that. try it. if not then yes, block it.
steezy
11-03-2007, 01:43 AM
i had the same problem. sh^T was fuc^in annoying. took me two days and a sh^t load of cuts on my hand to get it on. all it took was taking header and downpipe off so i could move the header around and it worked. try that
na3j nitsuj
11-03-2007, 01:57 AM
loosen the exhaust mani then install the egr tube and tighten the mani back...it should help..
Neejay
11-03-2007, 01:59 AM
loosen the exhaust mani then install the egr tube and tighten the mani back...it should help..Already tried that :(
KA24DESOneThree
11-03-2007, 10:56 AM
For mine (and I had a hotshot header) we had to remove the egr tube from the car & bend it outside a bit first.

Also, if you loosen up one side (i.e. the intake manifold side), it might help w/ the angle, etc.

This is what I'm encountering with my Hotshot.

EGR pipe taken off with vise-grips by people working at a junkyard in Chula Vista= tweaked pipe.
Neejay
11-03-2007, 07:23 PM
Ok, so I got the egr tube on...had to loosen the 2 bolts on the egr itself, but now I can't get the socket back on 1 of the 2 bolts...it's always something. Spent fucking 6 hours today on this.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/neejay/CopyofPassRear.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v422/neejay/EGR32.jpg

I tightened the outter one, but for some reason the socket wont go back onto the inner bolt. That's ALL I need to do to be done. It's always ONE thing.