2002 Pontiac Grand Am EGR Valve

2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM
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JMWOODS29
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Engine Performance problem
2002 Pontiac Grand Am 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 150k miles

I just finished replacing the front head gasket and after re-assembly the EGR valve is making a loud whistle sound and the motor runs very rough.

I replaced the EGR valve and nothing changed.
Oct 30, 2008 at 4:25 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Hi jmwoods29 and welcome to 2carpros

Your EGR is a linear positioning sensor-did you clean out the orifices/passages-also recheck for carbon on the on the EGR pintle EGR might be cracked open-
Oct 30, 2008 at 4:42 PM
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