CreosoteCreations
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New to the group as an Expy owner (always wanted to have one). I'm am an F150 and Ranger enthusiast as well.
Anyhow, I've just picked up an 02 Expedition - Eddie Bauer - 5.4L w/ 147k miles for a only dime more than a handful of pocket lint, so to speak. The interior is pristine and the body is in good shape that is until you open the doors or crawl under it. Lol. It's got it's problems, of course. Most of which have been addressed. Tie rods, sway bar links, shocks, brake lines and exhaust. You guessed it...RUST.
In replacing and patching the exhaust, I decided to keep the original manifolds and naturally the EGR tube and manifold connector were completely trashed. I've found a replacement tube just as easy as I took the old one off the engine but I can't seem to find a replacement connector that attaches the tube to the manifold anywhere. The connector is simply a 3/4 MIP male to 3/4 FIP male fitting. Just a typical gas fitting but the flare on the FIP side is really shallow.
Search queries at all my local auto parts stores are the incorrect part if anything comes up at all. My own research turns up a mix of about 10 different parts each one different and when ordered and tested they do not fit.
I thought I was clever and tried a hydraulic hose connector with the same thread maps necessary but the flared end of the fitting is too "deep" to screw into the EGR tube properly. Only the first two threads catch and I'm afraid of crossthreading or tearing out the threads on the EGR flare nut.
Can anybody help me figure out where to find this part?
Secondly, what kind of issues will the 5.4L encounter w/out the EGR if I were to remove it?
I had an F150 that ran just fine without it (didn't even throw a code) but I've also had a Ranger that wouldn't even idle after the engine got warm without it.
Anyhow, I've just picked up an 02 Expedition - Eddie Bauer - 5.4L w/ 147k miles for a only dime more than a handful of pocket lint, so to speak. The interior is pristine and the body is in good shape that is until you open the doors or crawl under it. Lol. It's got it's problems, of course. Most of which have been addressed. Tie rods, sway bar links, shocks, brake lines and exhaust. You guessed it...RUST.
In replacing and patching the exhaust, I decided to keep the original manifolds and naturally the EGR tube and manifold connector were completely trashed. I've found a replacement tube just as easy as I took the old one off the engine but I can't seem to find a replacement connector that attaches the tube to the manifold anywhere. The connector is simply a 3/4 MIP male to 3/4 FIP male fitting. Just a typical gas fitting but the flare on the FIP side is really shallow.
Search queries at all my local auto parts stores are the incorrect part if anything comes up at all. My own research turns up a mix of about 10 different parts each one different and when ordered and tested they do not fit.
I thought I was clever and tried a hydraulic hose connector with the same thread maps necessary but the flared end of the fitting is too "deep" to screw into the EGR tube properly. Only the first two threads catch and I'm afraid of crossthreading or tearing out the threads on the EGR flare nut.
Can anybody help me figure out where to find this part?
Secondly, what kind of issues will the 5.4L encounter w/out the EGR if I were to remove it?
I had an F150 that ran just fine without it (didn't even throw a code) but I've also had a Ranger that wouldn't even idle after the engine got warm without it.
