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EGR Valve Control Vacuum Check

EGR VALVE CONTROL VACUUM CHECK




1. Disconnect the vacuum hose (green stripe) from the throttle body EGR vacuum nipple and connect a hand vacuum pump to the nipple.




2. Start the engine and check to see that, after rapidly increasing engine rpm, vacuum remains fairly constant.