4.6 rattle & knocking
02-01-2019, 07:56 PM
#11
The new COP's won't arrive until monday, but I decided to do a throttle body service while the air pipe is pulled off. I only recall having it cleaned once since I bought the truck new 
It was pretty filthy inside & out. I was intending to just clean the TB, but when I saw black tar growing inside the horn out of each EGR port I decided to pull everything off & work it over. I had to use a drill to get started cleaning out those ports. I can't believe the EGR worked at all.
Sorry, I forgot to snap a pic of the TB before cleaning it, but it cleaned up nicely....
Now I need to do the same service to my Expedition. I've never cleaned the TB in the 120k miles I've had it.
It was pretty filthy inside & out. I was intending to just clean the TB, but when I saw black tar growing inside the horn out of each EGR port I decided to pull everything off & work it over. I had to use a drill to get started cleaning out those ports. I can't believe the EGR worked at all.
Sorry, I forgot to snap a pic of the TB before cleaning it, but it cleaned up nicely....
Now I need to do the same service to my Expedition. I've never cleaned the TB in the 120k miles I've had it.
02-01-2019, 08:19 PM
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Last edited by Jbrew; 02-07-2019 at 12:03 PM.
02-01-2019, 10:25 PM
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Last edited by Jbrew; 02-07-2019 at 12:03 PM.
02-02-2019, 09:50 AM
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I'm not following the logic, the ports were already completely blocked before I cleaned the TB. You're thinking the EGR may have been stuck open?
02-02-2019, 09:53 AM
#15
its possible. I had a 97 saturn that would throw an EGR code occasionally. eventually it got to the point that the car starting running bad. I actually found a little piece of carbon stuck between the valve itself and the housing. That will cause all kinds of fits
02-02-2019, 10:38 AM
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02-02-2019, 11:15 AM
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Last edited by Jbrew; 02-07-2019 at 12:04 PM.
02-06-2019, 07:58 PM
#18
Put in the new set of Denso COPs yesterday, but no effect on the knocking. As suggested above I took another look at the EGR, cleaned it up, made sure it would move, & re-installed....no effect. So, also as suggested above, I snipped a piece of aluminum & blocked it between the valve & intake.....definitely diminished the knocking. It still sometimes clatters from 1k-1.5k rpm & almost always pulling away from a stop, but shorter duration.
Definitely getting vacuum to the top of the valve, so the diaphragm must have a crack or hole. No codes & the evap system test always fails on my OBD scanner.
Definitely getting vacuum to the top of the valve, so the diaphragm must have a crack or hole. No codes & the evap system test always fails on my OBD scanner.
02-06-2019, 10:50 PM
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Last edited by Jbrew; 02-07-2019 at 12:13 PM. Reason: No response, waste of time regardless. Cleaned it up.
02-08-2019, 04:42 PM
#20
I pulled the green vac line off the EGR & drove the truck today. It had the same effect as blocking the EGR with a piece of metal....still knocking but not as bad. I take back my comment earlier about there being a vacuum present in the green line at idle, when I checked it today it was faint but pulsing. Hope that makes sense.
I also read the Scorpio EGR link which was helpful understanding the system. Sorry for taking so long to get back.
I also read the Scorpio EGR link which was helpful understanding the system. Sorry for taking so long to get back.