STANDARD IGN Standard Motor Products EGV823 EGR Valve

Install went relatively easily, used a 1/4 drive socket on a swivel to reach the bottom bolt and didn't need to pull the alternator.Works fine but only installed for a week or so. Time will tell for longevity.

This vehicle, with a 3.8 liter engine, was surging and hesitating when driven. It was displaying a Check Engine warning light and setting a trouble code of P0406.This replacement EGR valve was ordered Friday, July 26 and arrived Monday, August 5. Total cost was $40.92, and two replacement gaskets were included for the ports on the valve. It was installed Tuesday, August 6. An OBD Test Set was used to erase the P0406 trouble code, which after three months has not returned, and the engine operates normally.Installation note: The location of the EGR valve in the engine compartment, behind the alternator, makes it difficult to reach the mounting bolts. Rather than removing the alternator to enable installation, part of the alternator housing was filed away, just enough to provide clearance for a small ratchet wrench with an extension to remove and reinstall the bolts.

I purchased this product just over 2 years, and the manufacturer will not stand by their warranty because it's purchased through Amazon. So when you read their PDF file on the warranty it offers a 3-year or 36,000 mile warranty. They will not stand behind their product. You would have better luck of purchasing it from a local retailer or a different parts supplier locally or online. Find somebody else that will stand behind their product because this company does not.

Shipping was very fast. Valve came with both gaskets needed. Engine immediately running smoother, so this was the solution to my P0404 check engine code (2005 Dodge Caravan). YouTube video I watched advised use a 1/4" drive, 10mm deep well socket. My 3/8" drive, 10mm socket seemed to go on the top bolt OK, so I started the removal, but ultimately I needed the thinness of a 1/4" drive socket (which I didn't have). I'm not sure why a deep well socket is needed. I succeeded with the R&R by using a perfectly-sized 10mm box end wrench. Another tip: to remove the wiring harness, slide the red retainer to the right. It'll click open, then the harness can be easily removed. (Took me 10 minutes to figure that out.) I can't say how long it'll last, but so far, so good.

It fit and is working very happy with this product ty

Works as advertised and clears the error codes and check engine light. Replacement is a minor pain-in-the-rear on Grand Caravan due to difficulty accessing the lower bolt. I was able to get to the bolt by first removing the upper and manhandling the assembly CCW enough to get a small 1/4" drive socket in there, thus avoiding moving the alternator. If you don't have 1/4" sockets and a few different lengths of extensions then prepare to be hassled since you probably won't get a 3/8 drive socket or wrench on it.Came with new gaskets. Build quality looked the same as the OEM unit that failed. Expect it to last as long as the vehicle.

Good value for the money. Replaced bad valve with this one a few months ago - no problem since.

No new bolts provided. Removal of one of them was problematic and the bold was damaged.