1996 Ford Explorer egr valve

1996 FORD EXPLORER
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PLANECRAZY
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Engine Performance problem
1996 Ford Explorer 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic

how do you change an egr valve when you can't get a wrench on it that you can turn,theres NO room!.engine runs rough at low idle,uses too much gas any ideas would be helpful am on ssi-so money is also an issue-thanx
Feb 10, 2010 at 2:23 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Are you sure the EGR is the problem? Have you checked for vacuum leaks? Has the check engine light come on? Poor gas mileage is usually related to a bad 02 sensor. When was the last tune up? Also, what is blocking you from removing the EGR?

Let me know.
Feb 11, 2010 at 11:06 AM
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PLANECRAZY
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yes I checked all of the above,the POS acts like its getting too much exhast gas back in the intake,check eng lite is on-not o2 sensr-it checks ok,everything on left side of the engine compartment is in the way-the nut to exhst tube is 27mm-there ain't no such crowfoot!-that I can find,damn thing was put on before engine was installed! last tune up was1500 miles ago-parts house code reader keeps saying egr-not enough flow-needs changed,but how?
Feb 11, 2010 at 12:00 PM
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