CEL came on. Mechanic told me "EGR Port/Valve needs cleaning".

[lektrix]

This is for a 2000 Honda Accord EX V6 Coupe I bought at 114,500 miles 3 weeks ago.

My dad's mech quoted me a couple prices...

-$200 to fix/clean the EGR Valve (no guarantee)
-$600 to replace the EGR Valve unit if cleaning does not work

So I went to another friend's mechanic and he quoted me less...

-$140 to clean the EGR ports
-$180 to replace the EGR with gasket cost

Then he suggested I do it myself to save $$.

I asked him if http://www.ehow.com/how_5005322_clean-egr-valve-honda.html would suffice and he said yes, as long as I clean the "intake plenum" as well.

What do you guys think? Should I give it a shot? I'm not much of a mechanic but I do like taking apart computers and modifying them. How hard is this job on a scale of 1-10? Risk level? I really have no idea what to do and where to start.

Thanks!!!

 

[Brad2274]

not a very difficult job, should be diy on here, I4 or V6?

 

[BlkCurrantKord]

Just DIY.

Knowledge is priceless

 

[soccerchamp16]

Its real simple, you don't need to replace the EGR Valve just need to clean out the port which is clogged.

 

[001Stunna]

On the V6 it's rather easy to DIY. I believe some techs actually drills the holes at a tad to make them bigger as well to prevent future blockage.

PS. DIY LINK