Dominicankid301

Hello. I'm a new prelude owner and need a egr valve I need infomation on where are the best places to get car parts for future upgrades and the egr valve that I need to replace now.

pIERCE

You can buy OEM genuine Honda parts from online dealers, since they have the best prices, however that is usually counteracted by the shipping they charge, so you have to buy in bulk to make it count.

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Or you can buy aftermarket stuff from whoever you can find that supplies them. I'm sorry, but non of us here can predict what you will need/want in the future, so we can't even begin to tell you where to buy it. You need to help yourself some more.
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EGR valves are extremely expensive brand new from honda, something around $300....I have no clue as to why. You have better luck salvaging one out of a junk yard, or try looking in for sale sections of forums for parts outs.

Good luck.

Dominicankid301

Thanks man. Sorry i wasn't able to reply sooner i had a recent death in the family. but the info you gave me is great.much appreciated.

VtecLudeDude99

Cheap fix/Labor of love: I had the same problem up until friday, I went to shuck's (now Oreilly's) and got a new EGR valve gasket for 2 bucks. Then went home and took my EGR valve out with a size 12 socket and first cleaned it thoroughly with throttle body cleaner and used an old tooth brush to clean the insides from gunk and carb build up and rinsed it some more with tbc. After doing that, on the egr valve itself, I repeatedly moved the plunger part that goes up and down to make sure that I rinsed and cleaned it well. Then I got a bowl and spray-filled the bowl with tbc and dropped my EGR in it and let it sit for a good hour or 2. Grabbed the EGR, moved the plunger part up and down again to let all the tbc liquid out of it, dried it with a shop towel and installed it back. Make sure you get a new gasket however, as you wont be able to use the one you take out.

O'reilly's: ...has it for $170. Honda has it for $300... It's a crying shame but you pay for what you get - an OEM part will typically last you a lot longer.

Hope this helps and good luck!