Assembly-Exhaust Gas RECIRCULATION Valve: Installation: 3.5L

Fig 1: EGR VALVE AND TUBE

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1 - TUBE

2 - EGR VALVE

1. Clean mounting surface.
2. Inspect rubber silicone seals on intake manifold end of EGR tube.
3. Install tube into the intake manifold being careful that the silicone rubber seals are correctly installed and undamaged.
   Fig 2: EGR VALVE MOUNTING BOLTS 3.5

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4. Install new gasket between the EGR valve (3) and tube and install bolts (1).
5. Tighten the EGR tube to EGR valve bolts to 11 N.m (95 in. lbs.) torque.
   Fig 3: PURGE SOLENOID BRACKET

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6. Connect the electrical connector to EGR valve and lock.
7. Install upper intake manifold, refer to appropriate ENGINE article.
8. Install the shock tower brace.
9. Install the wiper module, (Refer to ELECTRICAL/WIPERS/WASHERS/WIPER MODULE - INSTALLATION) .
10. Relocate the purge solenoid.
    Fig 4: PURGE SOLENOID INSTALLED

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11. Install purge solenoid to bracket.
12. Connect negative battery cable.