Mach 5 Posted November 15, 2006 Report Posted November 15, 2006 Well, when I got the car, I had an idle issue. The egr was turned on and would make the car stall. Of course, there were other problems as well but I had fixed all those. So after some thinking and a little cleaning, I found the problem. It was the bleed filter. It sits to the left on the egr. My idle problem is fixed. I thought of it when I was on http://www.rockauto.com and I was looking for egr parts. I figured it was worth a try. Can anybody tell me what the heck a bleed filter is and why it fixed my problem? Quote
Brian P Posted November 15, 2006 Report Posted November 15, 2006 since your egr is vacuum-actuated, when the EGR is to be closed, it has to open up and allow atmosperic pressure back in. Air gets pulled in thru that filter. Quote
Mach 5 Posted November 15, 2006 Author Report Posted November 15, 2006 That would explain it! Thanks Quote
marcusa Posted November 16, 2006 Report Posted November 16, 2006 Do all cars have that? I don't see it in my underhood diagram but would certainly like to check it periodically when I check the EGR itself. Quote
Mach 5 Posted November 16, 2006 Author Report Posted November 16, 2006 Its the black cylinder thing on the top of the egr. Its hard to get off without breaking it. You sort of have to pry it off with a screw driver and pliers. Quote
Brian P Posted November 16, 2006 Report Posted November 16, 2006 it's only going to be on pre-'90 w-bodies. '90+ had a digital EGR with no vacuum control, and '96+ is a linear electronically controlled EGR. Quote
Mach 5 Posted November 16, 2006 Author Report Posted November 16, 2006 didn't realize what car he had. Quote
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