What is this bracket for? (1 Viewer)
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Holds the PS hardline section
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With the insulation or without?
Toyota calls it a “stay”. You can see it on the drawing. It holds a little u-bolt that clamped around the EGR flex pipe.
I can tell you from experience that the EGR flex pipe u-bolt with that associated stay isn’t necessary. It was overkill — even if the cruiser only drives on rough dirt roads.
I can tell you from experience that the EGR flex pipe u-bolt with that associated stay isn’t necessary. It was overkill — even if the cruiser only drives on rough dirt roads.
The EGR cooler is just a heat sink. No coolant inside.
As a side note:
The EGR cooler rusts on the inside too. Chunks of rust can dislodge and get stuck in the EGR valve, preventing it from fully closing, or pass the valve and get sucked into a combustion chamber to be bounced around inside there for a while.
I removed some lodged rust chunks in my EGR valve (engine wouldn’t idle- huge vacuum leak) and the chunks were like metal stones. Very hard.
As a side note:
The EGR cooler rusts on the inside too. Chunks of rust can dislodge and get stuck in the EGR valve, preventing it from fully closing, or pass the valve and get sucked into a combustion chamber to be bounced around inside there for a while.
I removed some lodged rust chunks in my EGR valve (engine wouldn’t idle- huge vacuum leak) and the chunks were like metal stones. Very hard.
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I think he's asking about bracket 44457
Are you, Lando ?
Are you, Lando ?
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yeah that looks more like it!
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I don't have that U bolt brakes either
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maybe my hard line portion is not turned correctly to sit in that bracket
The EGR system is independent from the air pump. There’s a few ways that the EGR valve can be purposely disabled even though it’s still installed.
The typical method is the vacuum hose connecting to the top of the EGR valve is removed and plugged.
The typical method is the vacuum hose connecting to the top of the EGR valve is removed and plugged.
I painted mine with POR manifold paint. Couldn't hurt, but I had some leftover.
How’s that holding up? Probably haven’t taken it apart to check, eh? I wouldn't either.
Yeah that’s all you can do. No paint is going to last long inside.
Now that you’ve opened it up - maybe open it up every year to inspect it and chip out more rust.
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Nah, I did it like 15 years ago, now. I did have to remove the assy once, about 3 years ago when I broke the J-pipe stud, and I just looked inside through the threaded holes, and it seemed clean but sooty.
