Exhaust Gas Recirculation System Components, Removing And Installing

NOTE: The following list refers to items in Fig 1.

Intake manifold
O-ring
- Always replace
Intake air connector
- With EGR valve and control flap
Exhaust Gas Recirculation valve
- Component of intake air connector
- Can only be replaced with intake air connector
- Checking, See EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) VALVE, CHECKING
- Control, checking:
See GENERAL INFORMATION FOR ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC (OBD) .
10 Nm (7 ft lb)
From charge air cooler
Gasket
- Always replace
25 Nm (18 ft lb)
Connecting pipe
To heater core
- Coolant hose connections diagram. See COOLANT HOSE CONNECTIONS, DIAGRAM
Connecting pipe
Exhaust manifold
- Part of turbocharger
- Can only be replaced with turbocharger
25 Nm (18 ft lb)
From connector
- Coolant hose connections diagram. See COOLANT HOSE CONNECTIONS, DIAGRAM .
EGR cooler
To coolant expansion tank and coolant center line
- Coolant hose connections diagram. See COOLANT HOSE CONNECTIONS, DIAGRAM .

Fig 1: Exhaust Gas Recirculation System Components With Torque Specifications

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