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Originally Posted by Heliumhel
Did the search, was camping at the time so I replaced the valve rather than clean it. Inside the hole was fairly clean some buildup but not a lot. Searched the forums you mentioned at the time most were clean or replace. Interestingly, it worked for a while after I replaced it and coded again on the tow back on some hills.
Question about the delete, have you noticed any issues? What are the benfits?
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You won't notice much of a difference at all. It will take a little longer to warm up in the morning since the exhaust gasses are not heating the coolant any longer. No issues at all with it but if you just delete it some trucks still need it plugged in so it doesn't set the egr code but it just has to be plugged in and not in its hole. Also if you are in a place that has emissions you might not pass if they do a visual inspection.
Benefits are that you don't have the factory egr cooler that could crack and send coolant into the cylinder which is one of the problems these trucks had, when that happens it looks like head gasket issues and can hydro lock the engine or crack heads ect. But the egr cracking issue starts with a plugged oil cooler first not the egr valve itself that's why monitoring the vitals of these trucks are important.