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Subject:
EGR Valve on L98
From: "gjt" <gjtooley(at)bellsouth.net>
Subject: EGR Valve on L98
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Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 15:42:17 -0500
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`90 L98 Vert. Service Engine Light would come on after about 15 minutes of
driving. Any time I would turn off the engine, it would reset. Comes right
back on when it warms up. Took it to local Firestone. They said my EGR
valve was badly stuck. Said if I continue to drive as is, the Cats would
eventually load up with Carbon. They want $450!!! I think this is a bit
excessive. Is there something about an L98 that makes this a difficult job?
From doing some searches, looks like the going rate for the valve is around
$70.
Thanks for your input.
gjt
From: Bob I <birelan1(at)yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: EGR Valve on L98
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Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:01:28 -0500
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Dunno about space issues on a `90, but I did the one on our `95 in about
a half hour and that included waiting for the flat black paint to dry,
because the replacement was cadmium plated and the original was flat
black. I believe I gave about $65 for the valve at NAPA, so $70 is about
right. Firestone will charge you dealer retail for the valve, so
figure they will get what, maybe $140 for the valve, plus all the
"nickle and dime" stuff like handy wipes and environmental disposal, and
what ever other charges they can pad the bottom line with. Just make
sure you get a clean gasket surface before you bolt it up.
gjt wrote:
> `90 L98 Vert. Service Engine Light would come on after about 15 minutes of
> driving. Any time I would turn off the engine, it would reset. Comes right
> back on when it warms up. Took it to local Firestone. They said my EGR
> valve was badly stuck. Said if I continue to drive as is, the Cats would
> eventually load up with Carbon. They want $450!!! I think this is a bit
> excessive. Is there something about an L98 that makes this a difficult job?
> From doing some searches, looks like the going rate for the valve is around
> $70.
>
> Thanks for your input.
> gjt
>
>
From: "Dad" <knockers(at)fisher.net>
Subject: Re: EGR Valve on L98
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 18:45:16 -0400
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"Bob I" <birelan1(at)yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Dunno about space issues on a `90, but I did the one on our `95 in
> about a half hour and that included waiting for the flat black paint
> to dry, because the replacement was cadmium plated and the original
> was flat black. I believe I gave about $65 for the valve at NAPA, so
> $70 is about right. Firestone will charge you dealer retail for the
> valve, so figure they will get what, maybe $140 for the valve, plus
> all the "nickle and dime" stuff like handy wipes and environmental
> disposal, and what ever other charges they can pad the bottom line
> with. Just make sure you get a clean gasket surface before you bolt
> it up.
>
> gjt wrote:
>> `90 L98 Vert. Service Engine Light would come on after about 15
>> minutes of driving. Any time I would turn off the engine, it would
>> reset. Comes right back on when it warms up. Took it to local
>> Firestone. They said my EGR valve was badly stuck. Said if I
>> continue to drive as is, the Cats would eventually load up with
>> Carbon. They want $450!!! I think this is a bit excessive. Is
>> there something about an L98 that makes this a difficult job? From
>> doing some searches, looks like the going rate for the valve is
>> around $70.
>>
>> Thanks for your input.
>> gjt
Bob`s right on the money on this exercise ACDelco is the cheapest
valve at $60/$65 and they have 2 numbers 2145535 and 2141429 (plastic
vacuum fitting). Airtex is $70 and a metal fitting but shows no gasket
with it so check before you get back to work and there is none,
FEL-PRO gasket part # 70954, and ACDELCO part # 10077547. Wouldn`t be
a bad idea to remove the valve to take it with you, but before you do
that clean it and the manifold up and see if the diaphragm will hold a
vacuum and work the plunger, if so put it back with the new gasket.
The $450 repair just became a $2 job.
--
Dad
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