EGR Cleaning Service in Northern Virginia

It's tough, nobody wants to know. What's your competency level; have you done oil changes, for example? Do you have tools? Have a look at the first two links in my signature; the first in particular lists tools needed.

Know anyone with a garage, carport, driveway? If the latter, for sure leave it for nicer weather.

 

You won’t need a lot. If you bring your own floor jack (not strictly necessary, but there’s a few instances it might help), and tools, lights, cleaners, rags, a pan for cleaning. A second vehicle might prove invaluable, because you can never think of everything.

Criteria I’d be looking for:

warm, dry, secure
Decent lighting
Electrical outlets (bring a power bar and extension cords)
Utility sink with hot/cold water (for cooler soaks)
Reasonable rates, it can drag on.

even just some home owner with a relatively clear garage, and access to their laundry room sink, and bathroom (hey, we all gotta go). Not sure how you’d look for that, kinda Air BNB for car maintenance. Craigs List?

Look through the tool list mentioned in first link in my signature. Also, one thing (not mentioned) that proved very handy for me, was a rubber stopper, for the smaller end of the cooler. If you’re using water-soluble chemistry (oxi-clean solution in my case) on the cooler, it takes very little if you cork one end, fill it, prop upright in corner of laundry sink. Specs of the one I got, perfect fit.

Laboratory Solid Rubber Plug Stopper Bungs Flask Tapered Tube Plugs White Pack of 5pcs 000# -10# - 4# 26x19x28mm


(Above dimensions are large diameter by small diameter by length)

and link, hopefully displays:

EGR Cooler Plug

^ Hey, it works, IF you type some text, and use the hyper link function on Priuschat editor, paste the Amazon page address:


^ @Georgina Rudkus etal Amazon linkers, this works.

 

If you'll be working in a rented space, you can save a lot of expensive time by acquiring a used cooler and cleaning it out in advance. Removing and cleaning out the manifold is much less time-intensive than the cooler, and sometimes more important.