Be sure to drive it around for about an hour or more Dave, you want the cat good and hot when you hit the test bay.

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'73 280SEL 4.5 (9/72)- RIP
Only 8,173 units built from 5/71 thru 11/72

'02 CLK320 Cabriolet - wifey's mid-life crisis

2012 VW Jetta Sportwagon TDI...at least its a diesel

Non illegitemae carborundum.

Ok here is my report.

It turned out to be the EGR system. The tube and valve were completely plugged. After building a special roto-rooter tool. I was able to clear the tube out. The valve was easy to fix. I took it back for the re-test and it passed with lots of room to spare. I was really pleased. The idea of buying a cat was not my idea of having fun.

I have to admit that the Shiner Bock was consumed during a small celebration, but I have another case on ice waiting for you Jim.

Thanks for all the good ideas. This forum is great.

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I got too many cars!! Insurance eats me alive. Dave

78 Corvette Stingray - 3k
82 242 Turbo Volvo - Manual - 270k
86 300e 5 speed manual - 210k
87 420sel - 240k
89 560sl - 78k
91 420sel - 205k
91 560sel - 85k
94 GMC Suburban - 90k
97 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail - 25k
00 GMC Silverado 1 ton 30k

Way to go Dave
With all this talk of Shiner Bock I went by a store (the only one in town where I have found it) and picked up a six pack ($6.00) and consumed it through the weekend thinking about how much better it taste in TX.
Cats ain't cheap

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Jim

Jim,

Dave is close enough that he can just run down to Yokum, TX and just draw some Bock straight from the vat for you .

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Mike Tangas
'73 280SEL 4.5 (9/72)- RIP
Only 8,173 units built from 5/71 thru 11/72

'02 CLK320 Cabriolet - wifey's mid-life crisis

2012 VW Jetta Sportwagon TDI...at least its a diesel

Non illegitemae carborundum.

Dave,

Did you use a speedo cable or find something else that worked as your rotor-rooter tool?

I know I'll be making one soon too as my E320 was borderline last time. I don't have scrap speedo cables laying around so I wondered if you found another solution.

Thanks,

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04 ML500
02 E430

Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

DH - go to the nearest junkyard and tell the folks there what you need and what you want it for. I stopped by a junkyard and told the guy what I was looking for and he said go in and look around. It does not matter what kind of car it comes off of. Just make sure you cut the very end "hard" part off where it will make that last 90 degree bend at the manifold end.

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Jim

I bought a generic replacement spedo cable from the parts store. $4. I cut it to length, and frayed the end strands so they would scrape the inside of the EGR tube. Then I gave it hell with my dremel tool. The cable was flailing around so much that it knocked all the carbon off the inside of the tube. Worked great. It took about 2 hours of fooling around to finally get it unclogged.

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I got too many cars!! Insurance eats me alive. Dave

78 Corvette Stingray - 3k
82 242 Turbo Volvo - Manual - 270k
86 300e 5 speed manual - 210k
87 420sel - 240k
89 560sl - 78k
91 420sel - 205k
91 560sel - 85k
94 GMC Suburban - 90k
97 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail - 25k
00 GMC Silverado 1 ton 30k

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I am following this thread to clean out my hot inlet pipe because it is triggering a code 5. Now I can't wrench the tube off because there is no access so I take off the EGR valve and I can't seem to extricate it off the bolt studs. Now how do I access the hot inlet pipe? Is the entry on the underneath side of the EGR valve? Is there a small entry? As I cannot flip it over to see it, is there a small opening to insert my cable to roto-root the hot inlet pipe? Thanks, guys.

94 E320

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95 BMW 525i White 125K, sold
93 BMW 525iT Red 193K, sold
95 E320 Green Wagon 125K, sold
94 E320 White 127K, sold
85 300SD 156K Grey (Annie), sold
84 300D Lapis Blue 170K (Judy), sold
99 ML 320 Black (lease), 1998 C230 White (lease)
00 Honda S2000 Red (lease)
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84 Porsche 911 Red (sold), 1965 Porsche 911 White (sold)