Water Going Thru EGR
#1
Water Going Thru EGR
So my car had been having an issue where when I start it, put the car in drive, and press on the pedal it would feel like it's bogging down. After the first press on the pedal it would feel fine. When I would cruise the car would sound a bit off with the way it was revving.
Long story short, as I was going to do the butterfly delete mod this weekend., I found a lot of water inside my intake manifold. I cleaned it all up and put it back together. At the same time I disconnected the EGR. In the last 2 days I had 0 signs of water going in. I even had my friend check it, checking for leaks with brake cleaner all around my gaskets and what not. Last night I decided to plug the EGR back in cuz I hated seeing the stupid CEL. Today I took off the top plate and found what you see in pictures 2-6
I know I can get a block off plate for the egr, but I don't really want the stupid CEL on. Although I am willing to just remove it completely.
Any input as to how water is creeping through the EGR?
1st pic shows when I first took off the top plate off and found so much water in it.
YES IT'S WATER, NOT OIL. MY CRANKCASE BREATHER HAS A FILTER, NO CATCH CAN OR ANYTHING THAT LEADS TO AN INTAKE.
Long story short, as I was going to do the butterfly delete mod this weekend., I found a lot of water inside my intake manifold. I cleaned it all up and put it back together. At the same time I disconnected the EGR. In the last 2 days I had 0 signs of water going in. I even had my friend check it, checking for leaks with brake cleaner all around my gaskets and what not. Last night I decided to plug the EGR back in cuz I hated seeing the stupid CEL. Today I took off the top plate and found what you see in pictures 2-6
I know I can get a block off plate for the egr, but I don't really want the stupid CEL on. Although I am willing to just remove it completely.
Any input as to how water is creeping through the EGR?
1st pic shows when I first took off the top plate off and found so much water in it.
YES IT'S WATER, NOT OIL. MY CRANKCASE BREATHER HAS A FILTER, NO CATCH CAN OR ANYTHING THAT LEADS TO AN INTAKE.
Last edited by HairyMonkey019; 12-07-2016 at 05:27 PM.
#3
Eurotrash
Normal! Water is one of the normal byproducts of any hydrocarbon combustion. Those long passages are designed to cause condensation, and that's what you're seeing (condensed former water vapor).
#5
Eurotrash
Yes, it's a surprising amount of water, but that could be because it was opened up while stone cold, lots of short tripping, your humidity is high, water in fuel, or other reasons. But it's not coolant either is it? So I think it's just a red herring....
#7
BTW, since you live in So Cal also, could you take a picture of how your intake manifold looks like?
Last edited by HairyMonkey019; 12-08-2016 at 12:30 PM.