egr tube / exhaust heat tube

[mjtjnj]

I bought a Clifford header for the 2.5L a couple of years back, and had to cut/fab my EGR tube, since the header had it located in a different area. I did a crummy job, I'm not the best welder, and it had some pinhole leaks. In the tradition of trying too hard to make it right, someone told me I could use some silicon flexible tubing that could take high temps. It turns out its the kind of tubing they use for the A.I.R. connections on catalytic converters. I bought 6" of the 1/2" stuff (though the EGR is 5/8" -- it only came in 1/2" and 3/4"), cut out the middle portion of my poorly fabbed EGR tube, and clamped it on. Within a month, it was cracked and leaking like a sieve.

There's nothing I hate more than an underhood exhaust leak. I literally hate driving the truck like this! :fs1:

 

I may have to try and refab in the future - how would I make a template?

OR -- is there actually some kind of flexible tubing I can use for this -- metal, silicon, or otherwise? Any ideas?

 

Thanks

Tom

 

:cheers:

[Sir_Brando]

http://www.alfa-flexitubes.com/egr-tubes.html

 

not sure how much these run, but you could use their design for ideas on some flex tube application

[dasbulliwagen]

I was gonna say just do away with the EGR, but then I saw you live in Jersey... sorry. I know Jersey is just about as bad as California when it comes to this stuff. Good luck.