Work a rag into the outlet from the intercooler to soak up any oil while you do the rest of the cleaning. You want the drivers side elevated so any oil in the intercooler will collect by the outlet. If you do jack it up USE JACK STANDS! Set the driver side a bit higher than the passenger side, even if not jacking it up back the tire onto something stable 2-3 inches thick. You have to lie under the car to get the hose off, jacking it up helps but is not necessary. It removes easily, that might be best if the hose is stubborn. Careful of the temperature sensor adjacent to the hose spigot, don't break it. You need it positioned so all the goo and cleaner will drip into the pan rather than into the intercooler. Maneuver it so that it is under the intercooler barb, it will be somewhat squashed but that's OK. Twist the hose until it breaks loose from the intercooler, then work it off the spigot. Loosen the clamp a lot to clear the barb on the intercooler and slide it up the hose out of the way. It can stay attached to the EGR on the upper end. Remove lower air hose from the intercooler end. Remove entirely, from the intake manifold as well. Remove the outlet air hose, that's the big one you can reach. Rubber gloves help if you can stand to work in them. Also some serious hand cleaner for afterward. The tool is nice to have, though, marking up parts with visegrips just feels wrong to me, and some particularly stubborn valves may resist all attempts without the tool.Ī drip pan. The lip you would mark up with visegrips isn't important, just clean up the worst of the indents with a file and you're good to go, no sealing happens there. The removal tool is not essential, a good soak and sharp visegrips should work in most cases. See the very bottom of this wiki for the current location of the tool. See more clever work by Tolsen for some pics and the development of the tool. The special removal tool for the valve cartridge. Side cutters or something else to cut the zip ties with Something that will help dissolve oily carbony sticky disgusting goo.Ī metal rod about 1/4 inch diameter and a foot long

Brake cleaner, carb cleaner, choke and throttle body cleaner all work.

You will need a heat-resistant lube such as Super-lube and an automotive spray cleaner. It should take you around an hour or less. They are easy to clean out, and here's how. The EGR valve on the smart is prone to gumming up with black goo, especially if the car spends too much time doing short trips in a cold climate.

Egr remover 1.4