wormsmith

Does anyone know where to get instructions for cleaning the EGR ports on my 2003 honda pilot.
I have a 1997 Accord and found great instructions at https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1664547
Under:
EGR Port Cleaning for 90-97 Accords and
94-97 Accord EGR Port Cleaning

I am sure that my error code fits under:

TSB #012704 -- REQUEST FOR VISIT. CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF THE ENGINE STUMBLING, SHUDDERING, HESITATING, OR MOMENTARILY SURGING. MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P1491 MAY BE DISPLAYED. *TT (NHTSA ID #10005652, JANUARY 27 2004)

and

TSB #00009 -- WARRANTY EXTENSION: EGR VALVE CONTAMINATION OR EGR POR CLOGGING MAY CAUSE DTC P0401, DTC P1491, OR ENGINE HESITATION/SURGE. *TT (NHTSA ID #10017431, JULY 20 2005)

I would however like to fix it myself if I could. I do not live close to a dealer.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

Ross 2.0

It's probably under the warranty extension. Why not take a drive and get it done for free?

IMALLSLO

The repair is under s/b 05-026. It is covered under the Emissions extension for 8 years 80,000 miles under certain vin ranges. If you want to do this repair yourself,just replace the EGR valve and gasket. No cleaning is required. The repair is just for a sticking valve and not a cloged port like in the S/B you listed. A kit form the dealership will run you under $100.00. Good luck

OADIAZ

Planning on changing out my EGR valve on my 03 Pilot and wanted to know where exactly to look for the valve. Any pictures out there? Thanks

TODAwhore

http://slhondaparts.com/browse.asp?M...ViewParts=true

Its located to the right of the front cylinder head, its #1 in the above link.

GregoryOR

The links to pics of the location of the EGR valve in this thread don't work, so I posted pics of the one in my Pilot when I replaced it this afternoon - BTW, easiest repair job ever, but it did take a while to find the darn thing.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/59226525@N03/5423794440/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59226525@N03/5423794314/

Honda Sport

I would recommend cleaning the ports also. There's probably a ton of crap in there that clogged the EGR valve to begin with. Only takes about an hour to clean or less. Peace of mind.