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Btw… of all the products I used on the EGR cooler, brake cleaner, carb cleaner, oven cleaner, and acetone, I found acetone to be the most effective.
. It can be a great car, but living in a condo with no garage, and only a parking lot, I won’t be making it one. Having to take heat breaks every...
Whew!, It’s hot out. Finally cleaned EGR valve and cooler. They were a complete mess. In fact, the entire engine was a complete mess. I don’t...
Folks, I’m almost there on figuring out this problem. I can see the name on the door, vaguely. It’s blurry, but something like HG DEPT. I...
Thanks for your reply and clarification, Mendel. I’ll check out the price of the test tomorrow. Just going to fix everything next, save the HG,...
Update: I did the block test. The color changed very slightly from blue to dark green. That isn’t good. But I did read a comment on another...
‘Mendel, are you saying that HG leak into cylinder 1 and/or 2 will not be detected as combustion gases in coolant when using the block test, or am...
‘No, my ACTRON reader literally said “EGR”. Perhaps that’s not a code, but a monitor. Anyhow, those were the readings that I wrote down from the...
‘The heet I put in the gas tank to remove water. She first told me that it acting up on start up. My first guess was that water in the tank had...
Appreciate the advice. If this block tester works I’ll know which direction to head today. But actually, the knocking has diminished a lot since...
Update: I gave up on simple things and my sequence was out of order a bit. Here is a summary of what I did with results and what I plan to do....
‘Thank you. Not being a mechanic I did some steps out of order. Below is a summary of steps taken.
Folks, My daughter brought me her 2013 Prius with that dreaded rock, rattle, and roll noise. Being retired has its disadvantages. ;). Guy at...
