# cleaning out EGR **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 13, 2007, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-out-egr/189897 "2007-05-13T09:29:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![slvr98camaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7c8e57/32.png) [@slvr98camaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slvr98camaro)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2007, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-out-egr/189897/1 "2007-05-13T09:29:38Z")
anyone have some good ways to clean the EGR out? mine keeps trippin the SES light, i took it off and cleaned it up with some carb and choke cleaner, worked for a week, then came back on last night will seafoam do anything with it? I know it is suppose to take carbon off… but im not sure if it has to be burned, or what? Thanks 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2007, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-out-egr/189897/2 "2007-05-13T10:05:03Z")
seafoam should help! ---
**Author:** ![slvr98camaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7c8e57/32.png) [@slvr98camaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slvr98camaro)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2007, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-out-egr/189897/3 "2007-05-13T18:58:22Z")
cool, should i actually run it through the engine, or just use it to clean the egr out? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 4:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-out-egr/189897/4 "2007-05-14T04:37:16Z")
Did you consider deleting it, or would you be screwed for your emissions inspection? I know it’s not really a performance enhancer, but for me it was cheaper to delete it than replace the EGR valve. However, supposedly the EGR system helps keep knock under control at partial throttle by keeping the combustion chamber cooler. This is for a stock setup though, not for a bigger cam. Just a few things to consider! ---
**Author:** ![The1SloR\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the1slor_t/32/5984_2.png) [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-out-egr/189897/5 "2007-05-14T05:47:55Z")
> [@Live in a Bunker?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/live-in-a-bunker/30147/14): > > Did you consider deleting it, or would you be screwed for your emissions inspection? > > I know it’s not really a performance enhancer, but for me it was cheaper to delete it than replace the EGR valve. However, supposedly the EGR system helps keep knock under control at partial throttle by keeping the combustion chamber cooler. This is for a stock setup though, not for a bigger cam. Just a few things to consider! x2 much easier to delete it then to keep cleaning it, i deleted mine. it doesnt add performance, but keeps the intake manifold cleaning since its not recycleing the exhaust gases. I’ve heard it keeps the combestion chamber slightly cooler but raises the intake temp up slightly. ---
**Author:** ![Dougiefresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71e660/32.png) [@Dougiefresh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dougiefresh)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-out-egr/189897/6 "2007-05-14T09:06:14Z")
> [@Live in a Bunker?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/live-in-a-bunker/30147/14): > > Did you consider deleting it, or would you be screwed for your emissions inspection? > > I know it’s not really a performance enhancer, but for me it was cheaper to delete it than replace the EGR valve. However, supposedly the EGR system helps keep knock under control at partial throttle by keeping the combustion chamber cooler. This is for a stock setup though, not for a bigger cam. Just a few things to consider! i deleted my egr ! haha and yeah its a problem for inspection