Sprinter EGR replacement
My concern is with the 3.0 liter Mercedes sprinter engine, I now own a 2013 model 3500 Greatwest Van, Legend Ex and am on the third EGR IN LESS THAN 30,000 miles. Replacements have been diagnosed and ...
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Too bad you couldn't keep one of the stuck ones. Then do a little Do It Yourself Chemistry Set experimentation.
Fill a gallon can halfway with gasoline then dollop a half pint of Chevron Techron mix well, submerge the clogged EGR valve for months if need be. Lighter polyureas can soften and remove carbon. Not a miracle. I would suspect it would take months to work on a big carbon clot and then vacuum would have to be used (or is this gizmo electrical?) to move the shaft. Better than seven hundred dollars maybe.
Fill a gallon can halfway with gasoline then dollop a half pint of Chevron Techron mix well, submerge the clogged EGR valve for months if need be. Lighter polyureas can soften and remove carbon. Not a miracle. I would suspect it would take months to work on a big carbon clot and then vacuum would have to be used (or is this gizmo electrical?) to move the shaft. Better than seven hundred dollars maybe.
