$300 work at the local mechanic shop. that's including the EGR valve and new bolts and caskets. I got the part from online $59.00 + 20min of work and I was up and running ...thanks to this video there are still some people who just love to work on motors and show the people how to do it . Thank you very much. I felt good getting my hands a bit dirty and using some nice craftsman tools out of my Dad's tool box. Nice feeling
thanks, one of the BETTER vids out there ! direct, to the point, in real time and added notations as well. my '06 has only 51k and well worth fixing, i dont even want to THINK about getting a new car !
Great video. I have done this job 3 times in the last 50,000 miles. The original went at 45,000, replaced with a BWD aftermarket that lasted 2 years ($85), replaced that with a Dorman ($75) which lasted only a month! Finally went back to Mopar ($110), good so far 6 months. Don't waste money on aftermarket, they don't hold up (at least in my experience).
This was a success for me today...quick and easy too... just removed the egr valve just as the video states... sprayed in the carb cleaner...let it sit for a few minutes... put the egr valve back on... disconnected the negative terminal on the battery for a few minutes... reconnected the negative terminal...fired up the van ..no check engine light...wife took it to get an echeck...passed ..success...
Just a reminder you should always disconnect your negative cable when having to disconnect any electrical component but thankyou... I need to do the same to mine...happy New year🎉🎉🎉
Thank you so much. I will be trying to clean my EGR valve tomorrow. I'll put something on to loosen the bolts tonight. You may have saved me $70.00. And the end of your video is great.
Prayers are good. Video well done explaining the EGR valve so now I can clean mine and make sure to be safe and get dirty. I am hoping for mileage increases as 14 MPG sucks.
just curious, did your MPG increase? if not I highly suggest looking at the O2 sensors or even the coil pack. I had this issue and once I changed the sensors and coil pack my MPG went from 12-14MPG to 15-22MPG. Just depends on what kind of driving you do but definitely helped.
Thank you so much I had my EGR changed it wasn't dirty but I have been so afraid and cannot buy another car you are so Worthy of your GoFundMe donation
FYI: This is going to be there will be a Cannister Purge Valve on many Dodge Chrysler vehicles, works similarly to the EGR. It may be behind your air box. The cannister purge valve may be plastic.
Kinda got exasperated with the babble at the beginning, but want to compliment you on how well you explained the procedure. I'm disabled and can't walk anymore, so my wife was going to have her dad come up and change this out. It's been throwing codes and the van has been running rough and using more gas than normal. Anyway, her dad can't make it til this weekend (today is tuesday), so my wife got impatient and went out to the garage and changed it out herself! Kudos to you for the easy to follow directions and tool sizes to be used. :D
Guys, I did this replacement today myself, and this is what I did to make it easier: 1- I took the EGR pipe off. 2- I loosened the upper bolt of the EGR 3- I started to wiggle the EGR(Push forth and back) to make it easy to loosen the lower difficult bolt 4- I bushed the EGR all the way up to have some room to get to the lower bolt 5- I feathered the top of the alternator with a drill so that the I can easily get to the lower bolt and then It would not get stuck on its way out. I hope this info. is useful.
Taking a lil extra time to clean the tube out while you have it off is good idea. Mine was gunked up pretty bad. This is a periodical maintenance so putting some high temp never seize on the 10mm bolts can't hurt for the next guy that has to clean it.
I have the P0404 code and I have not been able to make it to the shop. You made the job look simple enough that I will try this myself. Thank you very much for your time. Wish me luck.
Thanks for this video. I just Changed the EGR on my 2010 w/ 4.0 . Took less than an hour. Dealership wanted 475.00 to change it. The part cost me 125.00.
Just turned 84k mile on my 09 T&C 3.8L & replaced this part four time. The 09 has the EGR Value back by th fire wall. I put an old under shirt as a drop cloth below the EGR Valve this time to catch any bolts, gaskets or sockets that might fall. I have dropped all three, and the first thing that you say is oh ****, how an i gong to reach that .
What happened to make it go through 4 EGR valves? Normally it shouldn't do that unless you got the aftermarket ones... And good tip on putting a catch rag under the valve! Indeed, when a bolt or something gets lost it is all like F***!!!
@@adventureoflinkmk2 What Egr valves do you recomend ? sorry to hijack thread. I am looking at a 2010 And I suspect it has this issue, I am going to replace EGR and TIPM module from day 1 of ownership and I would spend the extra on better parts for sure since this can kill your engine while driving.
@@jenniferivison4800 you're fine for derailing... as for the brand, you have a 5th gen minivan, so they moved the EGR valve to near the firewall. I would use OEM Mopar
@@adventureoflinkmk2 I appreciate being in mechanical trades ( plumber , gasfitter, ) but as always the best tool is information, and that only comes from experience, Thanks for sharing yours.
Even though this video was made 6 years ago I still have reason to believe the headliner has been replaced in this van because that is the best condition headliner I have ever seen in a Town & Country that generation. For some reason they made the crappiest headliners. I have an 02 with a 3.3 l and for some reason a new fuel pump, new fuel filter, new plug wires three times, new plugs, new coil pack, it tries to stall out intermittently with the brake light and ABS light intermittently going on and off and likes to cut out at take off and for some reason the ABS light conveniently will illuminate at the same time this is occurring. Replaced brake pads and ABS light and brake light at the same time went away for the last month and now it is happening again. I wonder if there is a issue with the booster causing an intermittent vacuum leak. Probably going to try to clean EGR valve this one looks a little different. The one you had in the video looked similar to a Ford as the 3.8 liter in might be slightly different
Nice job on the video. Part cost me $41.30 from Amazon. Probably saved about $200 for a job that took me 40 minutes max. Note to get to that bottom bolt, you can remove top 10mm bolt, then use a crow bar and gently pry up the EGR valve and get to the bottom bolt easy.
Great video, extremely helpful. I'm getting a P0406 code on our 2006 grand caravan, so I'm going to just replace the EGR valve. Don't really want to deal with cleaning it, unless I get it off and it's completely filthy inside. Your video is very thorough and I feel I'm going into the job very well prepared, even as someone with zero automobile repair skills! Liked and subscribed, Thanks!
Thanks for making this video. My 2009 3.8L Town & Country's EGR is on the driver's side, rear head, requiring some serious leaning over to reach in there.. It displayed code PO 405 today. EGR sensor "A" electrical circuit signal had low volts for a predetermined period of time. I may give a shot at cleaning it and reinstalling to see if that changes anything.
Good luck... I have no idea why Chrysler would move it on the 3.8L all the way in back, especially when front and center worked just fine on the 4th gen vans...
It helps your van get better gas mileage too. I just had a P0404 code read. They reset it and told me drive it awhile to see if it does it again. But, we might get stranded somewhere if the van decides to not start.
Dude thanks for this video saved me alot of guessing definitely going to subscribe in case further issues occur have a 2001 dodge Voyager we use as a winter vehicle .
Excellent video we have a similar thought process. I think it's hilarious the way you think out loud like I do anyway have a great day and thanks so much for the informative video I'm about to take that off today
I have done this job, and if you will buy a 1/4" Wobble extension, 3", it will work perfectly on that bolt by the alternator without removing the alternator. Better than a u-joint, that did not work well.
This should be the standard for all repair vids...and all repairs should be as straight forward as this...lol.. Why gold standard? includes extraction/install tips, was around 10 mins, excellent production.. Thank you
My wife and I are professional couriers and do passenger transfer. We own FOUR 2007 Town and Country vans, two with the 3.3 L and two with the 3.8... Our average milage per MONTH is 2,000 per vehicle. The lowest milage is 189k the highest is 239k. I do almost all of my own maintenance and repair on them. The first thing I did was dump the oil pan, scrape and clean the gunk, new pan gasket, and put MOBILE 1 FULL synthetic oil in and use a Mobile 1 filter... (Most cheap filters go into by-pass after about 3,000 miles) I immediately get 2.5 fo 3.5 MPG increase and smother running and idling engine. ( And if you switch to ETHANOL FREE gas, you get ANOTHER 2-3 MPG increase because ETHANOL (a/k/a Alcohol, reduces the detonation impulse, decreasing gas mileage. AND has TWO major negative effects that are even WORSE...Alcohol is a DESICCANT, meaning it draws water, and it eats synthetic and plastic parts. Ask boaters why they buy ethanol free. I bought an EGR valve for one of the vans as it threw a code...The valve has 160k on it so it was due. Didn't think you could disassemble them and clean them ! Going to try it... Wish me luck, and I will save the new one for a really bad one. Thank you for the awesome, concise video !!!
No check engine light. But my 2006 town and country stalled while turning at a stop light. Oil light came on, then went away. Was able to start it right back and had a rough (poor idling) ride home. Drove it around the block again at a stop sign while turning, it stalled one more time, oil light again. Let it sit for an hour, disconnected the EGR cable, dusted it off, put it back on. Drove it a couple miles, no issue. Could the stalling be related to the EGR valve needing to be cleaned, or replaced? I had the EGR code pop a while back and knocked the valve with a hammer to loosen anything up and it went away. Not sure if that worked. Thanks for the video, I might give it a cleaning tomorrow. I would appreciate your thoughts on this. Read a bunch of message boards about stalling and your video seems to answer this issue. Also, I just replaced my starter, could it be a ground issue? Anyone have this issue as well?
How long did you allow the carb cleaner to stay inside the EGR valve? Did you use a pipe cleaner, toothbrush or any other apparatus to clean inside? Did you clean the EGR tube as well using carb cleaner?
Yeah egr tube cleaned justin case. The pressure from the spray straw was more than enough to get most crud out, however you could use pipe cleaners or toothbrushes, no harm in it imo
My buddy Dan Bruch had trouble getting the socket in there..he took a small file and cleaned off just a bit of the case from the alternator for that last bolt..just took three of four hits with the file...
I watched your video on how to clean the throttle body. When i took mine off to clean it, it was completely gunked up is there another sensor in the vacuum line connected to the throttle body that eill cause that?
@@mrcliftondiablo you're welcome And, when you do the PCV Valve, make sure you either do the valve covers and gaskets or at least use a hot air gun. The pcv valve is inside the rear valve cover and is a pain to get out
i have a 07 wrangler with the 3.8l, of coure the engine is in there differently and the egr valve is on the rear of the engine on the passenger side, almost impossible to get to.
I have a question....Why does my gear shift in my 2010 dodge caravan not switch to the 1-6 gears ...it drives great no problems but is missing the knob for the shifter please help thanks
Busted shifter and PRNDL switch will do that. Edit: same with a broken wire somewhere within the shifter assembly www.chryslerminivan.net/threads/ers-manual-shift-2010-town-and-country.24619/
Good easy video, was super scared to touch it on my van which is also 3.6 V6 SXT 2005 same process not a single bit different, now getting ready to get and change it, I'll let you know how it's went after I'm done
My car had this code p0404 like 7 months ago. I replaced the EGR. Check engine light went off for like 7 months. The same code came back again 2 days ago. I went to oreally.they told me to replace the EGR again. Any idea why the egr stops working after 7 months.?
Is it wise to cleane the EGR if you don't have any codes . I have a 2004 Chrysler T/C 3.3 V6 which I don't beleive has ever been changed or cleaned. At this time I have 140,000 mi. onit . It is running a little rough. I have a code P0300 which is a ramdom misfire .But the car seems to run pretty good for its age. Thanks Mccreron18
Yes, it would be wise to clean the EGR and even the throttle body, just for preventative maintenance. As for p0300, that indeed is a random misfire, I'd start by looking at the coils if not the entire ignition system
That was both well explained and well produced. Thank you very much. Helped immensely. Curious, now, if you've ever come across a nice clean short video demonstrating the easiest way to get access to the high-pressure power steering hose directly in front of the passenger side firewall. I have a leaking power-steering system but need to find out the easiest way to 'get at it' to inspect and further diagnose. Ideally it's just a hose replacement project but cantgetatter to see. Thanks in advance. - dadov3boyz 2005 GrandCaravanSXT that doesn't owe us anything, is just too good to trade in, and provides a great opportunity to show the boys how to maintain an operationally-safe vehicle.
You clean it with a nylon 10 ga shotgun brush.. It will look like new..I put mine on a drill. Sprayed it down with oil penetrate. Run it in and out till clean. Then sprayed with CRC throttle body cleaner..Come out clean as new..
What do you do if the threads for EGR vaive are all buggered up. Mine were and I trytried to cleane them out. While running a tap through the bottom hole the tap snapped. Oh Oh! now what . It's the bottom hole just above the alternator, barely. What I did for now was just put the top screw in and tighten down on it as much as I could.If I have any problems in the future with it I guess I'llhave to try and get that tap out of there.
Sounds like you're in for a world of hurt... I dunno how you're gonna manage to get the tap out, but I can say it ain't gonna be pretty. Isnt it bad enough they leave us barely any room on cars to work on? And it doesnt get any better, trust me...
But on a side note, when you put the tap in, isn't there some kinda oil like used transmission fluid, you can put on the tap as you screw it in and out? It may have prevented it from breaking
@@adventureoflinkmk2 Thanks for your advice and yes I did use some oil while tapping. The problem is I should've stopped sooner. Oh well it's a little too late to cry over it now. I listened to ETCG on you tube and got some help from him. Thanks again
You're welcome.. sorry I couldn't have been much help other than the inevitable bad news of having to move the engine around or even have to remove it to get access.. How'd you end up getting it out anyway? Just curious.. I know good ol Eric the car guy helped
I do own 2009 Chrysler grand voyager R-T 3.8lt after changing the EGR i can srtill see the engine comes on the van chakes i have reset the van few time but after few day the darn engine comes on ? Need t known why ?
Can you show us how to replace a pcv valve on your minivan sxt 3.8 2006 like mine thanks appreciate your video,yesterday I replaced my egr valve and now I want to replace my pcv valve on my 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan sxt with 89k thanks
I need help... my dodge won't start and when I tried to start it there is black smoke and ash (like out of a chimney) that comes out from the exhaust pipe. Now, it won't start at all and I already changed all of the spark plugs. The car only has 84,000 miles on it. I don't think the engine is bad but I don't know the problem. Thanks.
thanks for your time man. thanks for the kind words as well! I'm replacing a freeze plug on a town and country. Alt and get off so far. Do you have a video that relates?
Wow, I thought I was going to have to loosen the alternator to get that bottom bolt..... Engine light still on, though it was checked and I was told it was the egr valve... hmmm? I installed a new one with gaskets. The power is back, the rough idle is gone. I think I need to go have the light checked again, I don't see how I could have put anything back together wrong, but I'm a trial and error person lol.
Great video! Question...what do you mean by "clear the codes" is this something you have to do? or does it clear itself if you clean/replace properly? Thank you.
Alternator and ERG is already removed is what I was trying to say, lol. looks like the water pump pulley is going to have to come off as well, and I am assuming the bracket behind it that the Alternator mounts to. Any suggestions are appreciated and welcome. And I thank you again for your time.
I stripped the bolt on the right side (tight spot) because I was turning it the wrong way when trying to get it off. do you have any suggestions to how i could get it off?
I wish mine was in the front of engine but no its located in the back driver side and it looks plastic, (08 C.T&C 3.3V6) Im just dealing with all kinds of issues with it rn... over 300K on it
I prefer the code reader to clear the code. Disconnecting the battery can cause a lot of things stored in memory to be erased. The radio station presets for one. But I understand some performance metrics are lost, which may cause your vehicle to run at less than optimum until it "relearns" the parameters that perform best.
Was gonna say I know on old Saturns there was the quarter trick, if you remove the EGR valve, put a quarter or two where the ports are on the mounting area, put the EGR back on, and run it. If it runs then I believe the valve is bad. Additionally you can also remove the EGR and start the engine, and it'll run at like 4k rpm. If it starts there ya go
$300 work at the local mechanic shop. that's including the EGR valve and new bolts and caskets. I got the part from online $59.00 + 20min of work and I was up and running ...thanks to this video there are still some people who just love to work on motors and show the people how to do it . Thank you very much. I felt good getting my hands a bit dirty and using some nice craftsman tools out of my Dad's tool box. Nice feeling
thanks, one of the BETTER vids out there ! direct, to the point, in real time and added notations as well. my '06 has only 51k and well worth fixing, i dont even want to THINK about getting a new car !
I hear ya on that one! Thanks for watching
Great video. I have done this job 3 times in the last 50,000 miles. The original went at 45,000, replaced with a BWD aftermarket that lasted 2 years ($85), replaced that with a Dorman ($75) which lasted only a month! Finally went back to Mopar ($110), good so far 6 months. Don't waste money on aftermarket, they don't hold up (at least in my experience).
Always can count on BWD... Broken When Delivered.
8 years on, still going strong.
(knock on wood)
Hey quit knocking on my last name 😁😂😂😂😂
This was a success for me today...quick and easy too... just removed the egr valve just as the video states... sprayed in the carb cleaner...let it sit for a few minutes... put the egr valve back on... disconnected the negative terminal on the battery for a few minutes... reconnected the negative terminal...fired up the van ..no check engine light...wife took it to get an echeck...passed ..success...
Giggity. Glad to hear it!!
Will take a few drive cycles to throw the code again. Disconnecting the battery always removes the codes but doesn’t necessarily fix the problem.
Just a reminder you should always disconnect your negative cable when having to disconnect any electrical component but thankyou... I need to do the same to mine...happy New year🎉🎉🎉
Yes. That would be good
And thanks
Thank you so much. I will be trying to clean my EGR valve tomorrow. I'll put something on to loosen the bolts tonight. You may have saved me $70.00. And the end of your video is great.
Prayers are good. Video well done explaining the EGR valve so now I can clean mine and make sure to be safe and get dirty. I am hoping for mileage increases as 14 MPG sucks.
Thank you very much.. and good luck
just curious, did your MPG increase? if not I highly suggest looking at the O2 sensors or even the coil pack. I had this issue and once I changed the sensors and coil pack my MPG went from 12-14MPG to 15-22MPG. Just depends on what kind of driving you do but definitely helped.
Thank you so much I had my EGR changed it wasn't dirty but I have been so afraid and cannot buy another car you are so Worthy of your GoFundMe donation
FYI: This is going to be there will be a Cannister Purge Valve on many Dodge Chrysler vehicles, works similarly to the EGR. It may be behind your air box. The cannister purge valve may be plastic.
Kinda got exasperated with the babble at the beginning, but want to compliment you on how well you explained the procedure. I'm disabled and can't walk anymore, so my wife was going to have her dad come up and change this out. It's been throwing codes and the van has been running rough and using more gas than normal. Anyway, her dad can't make it til this weekend (today is tuesday), so my wife got impatient and went out to the garage and changed it out herself! Kudos to you for the easy to follow directions and tool sizes to be used. :D
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Guys, I did this replacement today myself, and this is what I did to make it easier:
1- I took the EGR pipe off.
2- I loosened the upper bolt of the EGR
3- I started to wiggle the EGR(Push forth and back) to make it easy to loosen the lower difficult bolt
4- I bushed the EGR all the way up to have some room to get to the lower bolt
5- I feathered the top of the alternator with a drill so that the I can easily get to the lower bolt and then It would not get stuck on its way out.
I hope this info. is useful.
no thanks to you for making it that simple and thanks for saving me $60 for the labor
Taking a lil extra time to clean the tube out while you have it off is good idea. Mine was gunked up pretty bad. This is a periodical maintenance so putting some high temp never seize on the 10mm bolts can't hurt for the next guy that has to clean it.
Also, on replacing the EGR, I cleaned out the tubing as well. It was caked rather well with soot.
i was going to say the same
I have the P0404 code and I have not been able to make it to the shop. You made the job look simple enough that I will try this myself. Thank you very much for your time. Wish me luck.
Thanks for this video. I just Changed the EGR on my 2010 w/ 4.0 . Took less than an hour. Dealership wanted 475.00 to change it. The part cost me 125.00.
***** yes it was moved to the back but everything else was the same (8mm & 10mm bolts, connector)
Appreciate the educational video! I’m about to tackle the EGR on my 3.3l T&C.
You're welcome.. good luck!
Just turned 84k mile on my 09 T&C 3.8L & replaced this part four time. The 09 has the EGR Value back by th fire wall. I put an old under shirt as a drop cloth below the EGR Valve this time to catch any bolts, gaskets or sockets that might fall. I have dropped all three, and the first thing that you say is oh ****, how an i gong to reach that .
What happened to make it go through 4 EGR valves? Normally it shouldn't do that unless you got the aftermarket ones...
And good tip on putting a catch rag under the valve! Indeed, when a bolt or something gets lost it is all like F***!!!
@@adventureoflinkmk2 What Egr valves do you recomend ? sorry to hijack thread. I am looking at a 2010 And I suspect it has this issue, I am going to replace EGR and TIPM module from day 1 of ownership and I would spend the extra on better parts for sure since this can kill your engine while driving.
@@jenniferivison4800 you're fine for derailing... as for the brand, you have a 5th gen minivan, so they moved the EGR valve to near the firewall. I would use OEM Mopar
@@adventureoflinkmk2 I appreciate being in mechanical trades ( plumber , gasfitter, ) but as always the best tool is information, and that only comes from experience, Thanks for sharing yours.
@@jenniferivison4800 you're welcome.. thank you for asking in a civil manner
My light went out finally , must have needed to run a bit. Thanks for your help, it made the job very painless!
This is wonderful. I watched your video to help decide if I can do this repair or not. I can totally do this!
You just saved me a $400 repair bill.
Sweet.. thanks for watching!
@@adventureoflinkmk2 I lost one of the bolts
@@-g.k.4389 not good.. which one
@@adventureoflinkmk2 the one that goes to the egr plate at the top. I can't find the size
@@-g.k.4389 dunno the size of that bolt tbh
Even though this video was made 6 years ago I still have reason to believe the headliner has been replaced in this van because that is the best condition headliner I have ever seen in a Town & Country that generation. For some reason they made the crappiest headliners.
I have an 02 with a 3.3 l and for some reason a new fuel pump, new fuel filter, new plug wires three times, new plugs, new coil pack, it tries to stall out intermittently with the brake light and ABS light intermittently going on and off and likes to cut out at take off and for some reason the ABS light conveniently will illuminate at the same time this is occurring. Replaced brake pads and ABS light and brake light at the same time went away for the last month and now it is happening again. I wonder if there is a issue with the booster causing an intermittent vacuum leak. Probably going to try to clean EGR valve this one looks a little different. The one you had in the video looked similar to a Ford as the 3.8 liter in might be slightly different
Yes, checking for vaccum leaks is a good idea.. remember it could be anywhere a vaccum is pulled; brake booster, hoses, intake manifold gasket, etc
Thank you, my good sir this video helped me fix my mum's van.
You're welcome
Nice job on the video. Part cost me $41.30 from Amazon. Probably saved about $200 for a job that took me 40 minutes max. Note to get to that bottom bolt, you can remove top 10mm bolt, then use a crow bar and gently pry up the EGR valve and get to the bottom bolt easy.
Excellent thanks. I'll try it in my van. Greetings from Mexico.
You're welcome.. good luck
Thank you for your video. You did a very nice job to describe everything, and made the job look pretty easy.
You're welcome.. thank you for watching :)
Thank well done im now a subscriber
You're welcome.. thanks for the sub
Great video, extremely helpful. I'm getting a P0406 code on our 2006 grand caravan, so I'm going to just replace the EGR valve. Don't really want to deal with cleaning it, unless I get it off and it's completely filthy inside. Your video is very thorough and I feel I'm going into the job very well prepared, even as someone with zero automobile repair skills! Liked and subscribed, Thanks!
I love your engine bay. It's so clean.
I will do.
Thanks for making this video. My 2009 3.8L Town & Country's EGR is on the driver's side, rear head, requiring some serious leaning over to reach in there.. It displayed code PO 405 today. EGR sensor "A" electrical circuit signal had low volts for a predetermined period of time. I may give a shot at cleaning it and reinstalling to see if that changes anything.
Good luck... I have no idea why Chrysler would move it on the 3.8L all the way in back, especially when front and center worked just fine on the 4th gen vans...
great videos, got a question,where is the coolant temp sensor on 05 caravan 3.3
Dunno where that is exactly...
The best step by step video out there.
Two thumbs up👍👍snap snap.😁
Thank you very much :)
It helps your van get better gas mileage too. I just had a P0404 code read. They reset it and told me drive it awhile to see if it does it again. But, we might get stranded somewhere if the van decides to not start.
Dude thanks for this video saved me alot of guessing definitely going to subscribe in case further issues occur have a 2001 dodge Voyager we use as a winter vehicle .
Dude you're welcome :) and I welcome the subscriptions
@@adventureoflinkmk2 people kept telling me it was the Cadillac converter but I wasn't getting power loss . Just alot of fume smell & motor shaking.
Excellent video we have a similar thought process.
I think it's hilarious the way you think out loud like I do anyway have a great day and thanks so much for the informative video I'm about to take that off today
Haha.. thanks for watching all the same :)
I have done this job, and if you will buy a 1/4" Wobble extension, 3", it will work perfectly on that bolt by the alternator without removing the alternator. Better than a u-joint, that did not work well.
This should be the standard for all repair vids...and all repairs should be as straight forward as this...lol..
Why gold standard? includes extraction/install tips, was around 10 mins, excellent production..
Thank you
My wife and I are professional couriers and do passenger transfer. We own FOUR 2007 Town and Country vans, two with the 3.3 L and two with the 3.8... Our average milage per MONTH is 2,000 per vehicle. The lowest milage is 189k the highest is 239k. I do almost all of my own maintenance and repair on them. The first thing I did was dump the oil pan, scrape and clean the gunk, new pan gasket, and put MOBILE 1 FULL synthetic oil in and use a Mobile 1 filter... (Most cheap filters go into by-pass after about 3,000 miles) I immediately get 2.5 fo 3.5 MPG increase and smother running and idling engine. ( And if you switch to ETHANOL FREE gas, you get ANOTHER 2-3 MPG increase because ETHANOL (a/k/a Alcohol, reduces the detonation impulse, decreasing gas mileage. AND has TWO major negative effects that are even WORSE...Alcohol is a DESICCANT, meaning it draws water, and it eats synthetic and plastic parts. Ask boaters why they buy ethanol free. I bought an EGR valve for one of the vans as it threw a code...The valve has 160k on it so it was due. Didn't think you could disassemble them and clean them ! Going to try it... Wish me luck, and I will save the new one for a really bad one. Thank you for the awesome, concise video !!!
Did cleaning it work?
For me it did work, the codes didn't come back since
No check engine light. But my 2006 town and country stalled while turning at a stop light. Oil light came on, then went away. Was able to start it right back and had a rough (poor idling) ride home.
Drove it around the block again at a stop sign while turning, it stalled one more time, oil light again. Let it sit for an hour, disconnected the EGR cable, dusted it off, put it back on. Drove it a couple miles, no issue.
Could the stalling be related to the EGR valve needing to be cleaned, or replaced? I had the EGR code pop a while back and knocked the valve with a hammer to loosen anything up and it went away. Not sure if that worked.
Thanks for the video, I might give it a cleaning tomorrow. I would appreciate your thoughts on this. Read a bunch of message boards about stalling and your video seems to answer this issue. Also, I just replaced my starter, could it be a ground issue? Anyone have this issue as well?
Yeah, if it doesn't stall with the egr disconnected... im sure it would be egr related. You could try cleaning it
Hey not sure if you can but if you could add into the video about checking that egr tube going to the intake. Mine was clogged something serious.
Dunno if I can put it in the video now... But good call out all the same
Chrysler 08, ty for your good video!
@@brendatarlton6655 you're welcome
Informative and clear!
Thank you very much
How long did you allow the carb cleaner to stay inside the EGR valve? Did you use a pipe cleaner, toothbrush or any other apparatus to clean inside? Did you clean the EGR tube as well using carb cleaner?
Yeah egr tube cleaned justin case.
The pressure from the spray straw was more than enough to get most crud out, however you could use pipe cleaners or toothbrushes, no harm in it imo
Thing is, when you're done with the carb cleaner you'll wanna spray brakleen or similar on after since the carb cleaner leaves a film behind
Nice video..clear and concise
Thank you :)
My buddy Dan Bruch had trouble getting the socket in there..he took a small file and cleaned off just a bit of the case from the alternator for that last bolt..just took three of four hits with the file...
Terrific tutorial, thanks Big Daddy Adventure!
You are welcome my son.. lololol
I watched your video on how to clean the throttle body. When i took mine off to clean it, it was completely gunked up is there another sensor in the vacuum line connected to the throttle body that eill cause that?
@@mrcliftondiablo unfortunately gunked up throttle bodies are the end result of the PCV and/or EGR systems. I forgot which
@@adventureoflinkmk2 thank you I'll be cleaning my EGR while I replace my TB and I'll eventually replace the pcv
@@mrcliftondiablo you're welcome
And, when you do the PCV Valve, make sure you either do the valve covers and gaskets or at least use a hot air gun. The pcv valve is inside the rear valve cover and is a pain to get out
How do you clear the codes after changing out the EGR valve?
i have a 07 wrangler with the 3.8l, of coure the engine is in there differently and the egr valve is on the rear of the engine on the passenger side, almost impossible to get to.
Great video. I cannot get the lower bolts out to save my life. I just don't have the strength.
code was cleared P0401.. going to have checked again at auto store ( scan) and have replaced gas cap earlier. thx.
Great video. Very good, step by step explanation.
I just bought the EGR valve but will try to clean the existing one like you did and go from there.
+adventureoflinkmk2 doesnt gunk get caught under the diaphram? mine was dirty as, well, dirty. I cleaned it but the van still wont start
I have a question....Why does my gear shift in my 2010 dodge caravan not switch to the 1-6 gears ...it drives great no problems but is missing the knob for the shifter please help thanks
Busted shifter and PRNDL switch will do that. Edit: same with a broken wire somewhere within the shifter assembly
www.chryslerminivan.net/threads/ers-manual-shift-2010-town-and-country.24619/
Thank you your video really helped me and saved me money
You're welcome
Good easy video, was super scared to touch it on my van which is also 3.6 V6 SXT 2005 same process not a single bit different, now getting ready to get and change it, I'll let you know how it's went after I'm done
Thank you
Another fine video replacement or cleaning video ... THANKS again!
My car had this code p0404 like 7 months ago. I replaced the EGR. Check engine light went off for like 7 months. The same code came back again 2 days ago. I went to oreally.they told me to replace the EGR again. Any idea why the egr stops working after 7 months.?
Aftermarket unit most likely
Is it wise to cleane the EGR if you don't have any codes . I have a 2004 Chrysler T/C 3.3 V6
which I don't beleive has ever been changed or cleaned. At this time I have 140,000 mi. onit .
It is running a little rough. I have a code P0300 which is a ramdom misfire .But the car seems to run pretty good for its age.
Thanks Mccreron18
Yes, it would be wise to clean the EGR and even the throttle body, just for preventative maintenance.
As for p0300, that indeed is a random misfire, I'd start by looking at the coils if not the entire ignition system
If it ain’t broke don’t fix it...
That was both well explained and well produced. Thank you very much. Helped immensely. Curious, now, if you've ever come across a nice clean short video demonstrating the easiest way to get access to the high-pressure power steering hose directly in front of the passenger side firewall. I have a leaking power-steering system but need to find out the easiest way to 'get at it' to inspect and further diagnose. Ideally it's just a hose replacement project but cantgetatter to see. Thanks in advance. - dadov3boyz 2005 GrandCaravanSXT that doesn't owe us anything, is just too good to trade in, and provides a great opportunity to show the boys how to maintain an operationally-safe vehicle.
Good video, thanks man. Gonna replace one on my 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan now.
Could this be the problem for a van that idles rough even tho no codes? Thank u.
Perhaps.
You clean it with a nylon 10 ga shotgun brush.. It will look like new..I put mine on a drill. Sprayed it down with oil penetrate. Run it in and out till clean. Then sprayed with CRC throttle body cleaner..Come out clean as new..
This really helped me.... thank you.
You're welcome
Love the vids man very informative
great i just bough a 2006, with that problem and will deal with it thanks to your very informative video
I wish my JK was this easy, the valve may as well be inside the crankcase, you would do well with and air ratchet for this job.
What do you do if the threads for EGR vaive are all buggered up. Mine were and I trytried to cleane them out.
While running a tap through the bottom hole the tap snapped. Oh Oh! now what . It's the bottom hole just above the alternator, barely.
What I did for now was just put the top screw in and tighten down on it as much as I could.If I have any problems in the future with it I guess
I'llhave to try and get that tap out of there.
Sounds like you're in for a world of hurt... I dunno how you're gonna manage to get the tap out, but I can say it ain't gonna be pretty.
Isnt it bad enough they leave us barely any room on cars to work on? And it doesnt get any better, trust me...
But on a side note, when you put the tap in, isn't there some kinda oil like used transmission fluid, you can put on the tap as you screw it in and out? It may have prevented it from breaking
@@adventureoflinkmk2 Thanks for your advice and yes I did use some oil while tapping. The problem is I should've stopped
sooner. Oh well it's a little too late to cry over it now. I listened to ETCG on you tube and got some help from him. Thanks again
You're welcome.. sorry I couldn't have been much help other than the inevitable bad news of having to move the engine around or even have to remove it to get access..
How'd you end up getting it out anyway? Just curious.. I know good ol Eric the car guy helped
good luck!
I do own 2009 Chrysler grand voyager R-T 3.8lt after changing the EGR i can srtill see the engine comes on the van chakes i have reset the van few time but after few day the darn engine comes on ? Need t known why ?
Any codes?
No i haven't yet ! i will check it let u know results
@@lesjabbour7754 aight good
All done as it's should be, thanks a lot for this simple video, check engine gone now yeeep
Can you show us how to replace a pcv valve on your minivan sxt 3.8 2006 like mine thanks appreciate your video,yesterday I replaced my egr valve and now I want to replace my pcv valve on my 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan sxt with 89k thanks
A good close up video.
Thanks. :)
enjoyed your video. going to try to look for it on my 2009. 3.3 liter.
I need help... my dodge won't start and when I tried to start it there is black smoke and ash (like out of a chimney) that comes out from the exhaust pipe. Now, it won't start at all and I already changed all of the spark plugs. The car only has 84,000 miles on it. I don't think the engine is bad but I don't know the problem. Thanks.
Thanks and God bless
You're welcome
Good stuff, complete and well done. Thanks for the help!
thanks for your time man. thanks for the kind words as well! I'm replacing a freeze plug on a town and country. Alt and get off so far. Do you have a video that relates?
What if I changed the egr and cleaned the tod but the check engine light is still on
If so, it could be something in the circuit or the computer
I have p0404 code in chrysler 2010 v6 engine and car shakes a bit while stopped on signals and i have code for cylinder 2 misfire also plz help
getting ready to go have this fun.... thanks
Wow, I thought I was going to have to loosen the alternator to get that bottom bolt.....
Engine light still on, though it was checked and I was told it was the egr valve... hmmm? I installed a new one with gaskets.
The power is back, the rough idle is gone. I think I need to go have the light checked again, I don't see how I could have put anything back together wrong, but I'm a trial and error person lol.
+adventureoflinkmk2 no they didn't tell me. there were 3 though
I was thinking of doing that and see if maybe an O2 sensor or something else is going to be causing it.
Ok, I took my van out on the open highway and the engine light has gone off....sweet.
Maybe a silly question but how did you clear the codes when done?
Disconnedc negative side of battery and let sit for a while then re connect. RE setts main computer.
Great video! Question...what do you mean by "clear the codes" is this something you have to do? or does it clear itself if you clean/replace properly? Thank you.
Replaced egr as shown in video, light with code 404 still on?
... take it over to the "bench" (handy bit of landscaping) LOL
I appreciate the engagement, however.. that's just a spam
Great video !!!
Thank you sir :) thanks for watching!
Alternator and ERG is already removed is what I was trying to say, lol. looks like the water pump pulley is going to have to come off as well, and I am assuming the bracket behind it that the Alternator mounts to. Any suggestions are appreciated and welcome. And I thank you again for your time.
very nice video man...excellent!
Thank you very much
I stripped the bolt on the right side (tight spot) because I was turning it the wrong way when trying to get it off. do you have any suggestions to how i could get it off?
thanks, man! This helped from me getting a new car!
I'm gonna try this ! I have a 1996 town and country van hopely it won't keep stalling on me when I slow down . it doss it just sometimes
I wish mine was in the front of engine but no its located in the back driver side and it looks plastic, (08 C.T&C 3.3V6) Im just dealing with all kinds of issues with it rn... over 300K on it
@shaunsfrench1942 unfortunately that's the bad thing about the 5th gen vans, the EGR is in back
Is this the same for the 4.oL engine in teh Chrysler Town and country?
This was so helpful! Thanks a million!
Can I delete this egr forever?
Dunno
you asked what code it reads HR 3744 ? ON CHRYSLES GRAND VOYAGER 3.8 lt 2009 R-T
I meant like obd codes.. like Pxxxx (where the xxxx would be numbers)
In other words.. if the check engine light is on, go to an auto parts store (except CA), get the codes read, and post here
@@adventureoflinkmk2 TO MY KNOWLEDGE I DON'T TRULY KNOW THAT'S I AM ASKING PEOPLE THAT MIGHT KNOW ..
IT READ HR 37444..
Good video helped me fix my van
Ooooh the touchy-feely game! Now things are getting kinky...yes! Lol
Hahahahaha
How can you clean the EGR valve without removing it?
@@albertausberry50 short answer: you don't.. as far as I know
At the end you said something like " clear the code". How do you do that?
Either get a code reader and clear it that way, or disconnect the battery for 60 seconds
@@adventureoflinkmk2 Or turn the key to ON three times and leave it ON the third time until you see it say DONE.
Huh? Doesn't that typically read the codes on Chryslers
I prefer the code reader to clear the code. Disconnecting the battery can cause a lot of things stored in memory to be erased. The radio station presets for one. But I understand some performance metrics are lost, which may cause your vehicle to run at less than optimum until it "relearns" the parameters that perform best.
Should I be charged 731.00 for this? I have a 2007 Caravan.
I dunno, should you? it depends really.. like is this the dealer or an independent shop or....?
Would this part be the problem to stall out a Chrysler Voyager 2002
At 6:45 I hope you are right, because I can't get my car to start.
Was gonna say I know on old Saturns there was the quarter trick, if you remove the EGR valve, put a quarter or two where the ports are on the mounting area, put the EGR back on, and run it. If it runs then I believe the valve is bad. Additionally you can also remove the EGR and start the engine, and it'll run at like 4k rpm. If it starts there ya go
Before changing/cleaning the EGR valve you should check for 5 vref and ground. If either are missing it is unlikely that the valve is the issue.
+adventureoflinkmk2 what colors were the wires to the ERG valve?
My codes for my 1988 Delta 88 said incorrect EGR operation..I dont know where it is located..