# If you plan on keeping your car and you want to lower the cost of ...

Posted by G3Max (92 SE Auto (out of commission) & 92 SE 5speed) on September 06, 2002 at 09:34:18:

In Reply to: EGR Valve!!!!!!!! posted by Mr. G on September 05, 2002 at 17:24:12:

maintaining it since it is getting to a point in the car's life where parts are being worned down and will need to be replaced.

The first thing that you have to do is to get your hands on a Factory Service Manual (FSM), or either the Haynes or Chilton's manual for your year Maxima. This way you have a reference to find where the parts are located and how to replace them.

The EGR valve is usually simple enough where you can replace this item yourself. Go to www.courtesyparts.com and tell them that you are a maxima dot org member and they will sell you the EGR valve at a very good discounted price.

You may have to buy some tools to get the job done but consider this an investment as these tools would be used for future automotive work. On my VE30DE engine (you have the VG30E engine), I had to go to Sears to get me a big open ended wrench (not sure what mm size) to remove the compression fitting for the piping to the EGR valve. I had to have a cheater bar to loosen that fitting b/c it was on there tight!!!

IMHO, $700 is too much to pay for replacing the EGR valve. It should be a hour job at the most. But before you replace your EGR valve, you must make sure the valve is the culprit. In my case when I removed the EGR valve, I discovered the problem was due to a crack vacuum hose. As a result there was no vacuum pulling on the EGR valve to open the valve. I also bought a hand-held vacuum pump from AutoZone to test the EGR valve and was quite pleased to find out that it was working quite well. Plus, I also tested it by switching out the EGR valves from my other Maxima.

Good luck

Replys:

- Did you replace just the EGR valve or did you also replace the valve sensor? Mr. G (90 SE) 10:13:05 9/06/2002 (1)
  - IIRC, I don't recall a sensor or a solenoid that is associated with the EGR valve. nm G3Max (92 SE Auto (out of commission) & 92 SE 5 speed) 13:31:13 9/06/2002 (0)

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: maintaining it since it is getting to a point in the car's life where parts are being worned down and will need to be replaced. : The first thing that you have to do is to get your hands on a Factory Service Manual (FSM), or either the Haynes or Chilton's manual for your year Maxima. This way you have a reference to find where the parts are located and how to replace them. : The EGR valve is usually simple enough where you can replace this item yourself. Go to www.courtesyparts.com and tell them that you are a maxima dot org member and they will sell you the EGR valve at a very good discounted price. : You may have to buy some tools to get the job done but consider this an investment as these tools would be used for future automotive work. On my VE30DE engine (you have the VG30E engine), I had to go to Sears to get me a big open ended wrench (not sure what mm size) to remove the compression fitting for the piping to the EGR valve. I had to have a cheater bar to loosen that fitting b/c it was on there tight!!! : IMHO, $700 is too much to pay for replacing the EGR valve. It should be a hour job at the most. But before you replace your EGR valve, you must make sure the valve is the culprit. In my case when I removed the EGR valve, I discovered the problem was due to a crack vacuum hose. As a result there was no vacuum pulling on the EGR valve to open the valve. I also bought a hand-held vacuum pump from AutoZone to test the EGR valve and was quite pleased to find out that it was working quite well. Plus, I also tested it by switching out the EGR valves from my other Maxima. : Good luck