ENG: EGR Port Cleaning

[wed3k]

Originally posted by 91AccordLX
well i didnt know if all 6 of them were ports...but i guess they are so im gonna tackle this project on monday..it looks like all i need is a slide hammer and a drill..right?

yes, sir.

[starchland]

is it easier to take off the throttle body to clean it more thoroughly, i just dont want to risk getting metal shavings in my engine after drilling those plugs out.

[91AccordLX]

yeah but its not easy to take the TB off....

[starchland]

how did everyone avoid getting shavings in the hole?

[bodiez]

ahahahahha My local honda dealer wants $25 DOLLARS USD NOT CANADIAN for the plugs. GTFO. I couldnt find them on majestic, can someone please help me? TIA.

[wed3k]

http://www.slhondaparts.com/search.asp?partNo=17199

should say 20 cents a pop

[bodiez]

http://www.slhondaparts.com/search.asp?partNo=17199

should say 20 cents a pop

Thanks alot. Also my dad was wondering, can cleaning it make it worse? For instance, breaking up the carbon and it falling where it shouldnt. I hope you get my drift here.

[wed3k]

Thanks alot. Also my dad was wondering, can cleaning it make it worse? For instance, breaking up the carbon and it falling where it shouldnt. I hope you get my drift here.

i actually wouldnt really know, if they tell you to clean it out with a wire brush and spray with carb/brake cleaner, im assuming it'll fall itno the manifold anyways...

[cokinut]

i cant do mine, they look like the metal on the top is all molten.. im afraid to drill it

yea you can. just drill it! i did. after you're done cleaning it out, plug it up with some quick hardening epoxy "quick steel" or some jb weld.

here's a pic of my crappy job.

[Later2u]

yea you can. just drill it! i did. after you're done cleaning it out, plug it up with some quick hardening epoxy "quick steel" or some jb weld.

here's a pic of my crappy job.

Crappy job is right. Get the plugs from the dealer and do it right. What you have it something that will leak down the road.

And for everyone’s information, I'm the one who's hosting this tech article.

[Nataku]

OK, I tired this and I can't get the screws to take to the metal, they either just keep spinning or break the threads off the screw. I've afraid to drill all the way through because of the shavings. any ideas?

[starchland]

are you drilling a small pilot hole first?

[Nataku]

are you drilling a small pilot hole first?

Yes, Sorry I forgot to mention that.

[xaxis360]

i know this post is old but nodody has really covered the whole issue about spraying carb. cleaner inside those holes to clean them. Where does the crap fall into? Does it get sucked back into the engine?

A Honda SB recommends vacuuming it all back out through the hole. Any suggestions?

[accordztech]

yea it goes into the intake system....but later burned off by the combustion process...

u can vacumn it out but there will be some that falls down anyways...

id try to vacumn some out and then the stuff thats in there, spray cleaner through the throttle body and then revv the shit out of it to get everything out and nice and clear