Well I gave up on taking the EGR tube out. I turned it every which way possible and could not get it to come out. The flange would either hit the intake or the rubber piece where the vacuum tube mounts as see in the pictures. I could not figure out how to remove it so I soaked the inside of the tube with "Seafoam Deep Creep" and then blew it out with compressed air. Hope the gunk that came out does no harm. I believe I solved the trouble as my check engine light is now off.

In the future I may just have the local shop remove the tube for cleaning and replace the EGR if needed.

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'98 C280 White on Tan

-=Santa Bring me a C43=-