egr pipe?!?!

[blackcomet]

Not sure where to put this topic but I guess this is tech. I recently replaced my ka but the egr pipe that connects to both manifolds wont go back into place, just on the intake manifold not the exhaust. I took it to the shop but they send it was all bent up and wasn't lining up right. They offered two suggestions which was two weld it on, or just to buy a new pipe. Any suggestions on what to do? And also where would I buy the egr pipe at, and how much? Thanks...

[Zydeco]

well it looks like your in cali, so your goin to need it to pass smog. but Icant help you with the other problem.

[SlidnSideways]

I had the same problem. Someone offered a suggestion and i gave it a try.

I disconnected the EGR tube from the intake side by unbolting the 3 bolts holding it in place then screwed it into the exhaust manifold. It WILL go back into place it just takes some moving around and a little patience. After you hook it up to the exhaust manifold it should be alot easier to hook up to the intake side. Just push the pipe into place and bolt it up.

This worked for me. Im not sure how bent your EGR pipe is but im just guessing that you had the same problem as me where it looked like it was in but the threads just wernt catching.

Give it a try!

--Tim--

[Chezedik]

I have the same problem it's either getting cross threaded or removed. But I have the block off plate and some 100 ohm resistors, so I won't probably have to worry about it.

[Dattebayo]

Heres a copy of the email i sent to SlidnSideways about his EGR problem:

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Yeah, I do remember that problem, and it was a son of a biatch. How I finally got it in was to undo all of the bolts that hold the EGR to the intake manifold; the 2 or 3 that are really hard to get to underneath the #4 intake runner. After they were out, I left the whole EGR assembly loose in the the engine compartment roughly where is was when bolted down. I then popped the header in loosely, and the first thing I tried was to screw in the end of the EGR pipe into the header. I used a pair of self-locking plumber's channel lock-type pliers ( 7 in.) and pressed inward very hard while turning slowly on the threaded fitting one quarter turn at a time till the threads finally caught. Screw the fitting in most of the way and put the bolts back in the other side of the EGR connection to the intake manifold. Then you may finish tightening the header connection, tighten up the header bolts on the cylinder head and deal with the exhaust piping. You see, the thing about this fitting is that the threads are so fine you have to have them lined up perfectly. You need to have everything else loosely in place (but not bolted in) to put it back together. Good luck, and please mail me back if you should have any further issues! -Dave M.2BN_S13

[blackcomet]

hey thanks alot guys for the replies...its bent up pretty bad so I think i'll need a new one...