EGR valve exploded
NO,not unless it was defective from the factory,or it had been removed in the past and cracked.on removal or reinstalation.
something is causing a pressure build up to make it explode. Put a new one on yesterday, my daughter drove it about 4 miles and it blew a hole in the new one in the exact same place.
I had one explode a while ago, a few days after, the next one blew up but the third one was a charm....like 100k ago lol..
the egr controls some of the idel,no real pressure in it,I would say defective lot # from supplyer,try a independent parts dealer,they have better qulaity parts.
You have clogged catalytic converters. If you had a check engine light on it was probably for a cylinder misfire. The 3.0L V6 engines have problems with the C.O.Ps (Coil On Plugs). When the spark plug doesn't fire it dumps unburnt gas into the exhaust system, eventually clogging the converters. The Escapes have 3 catalytic converters. The upper 2 converters and the coils are both expensive. You can do what I did. Take it to an exhaust shop that you know well, have them cut and hollow out the cats, and buy 2 little devices called "mini cat"s sold by Big Daddys Garage. These trick the computer into thinking there is a converter there. They go in between the O2 sensor and the exhaust. I run this on a daily driver! Buy yourself a "universal" catalytic converter for the lower (rear) cat so your vehicle is still environmentally friendly! Good luck friends.
i have the 2002 escape with the 3.0 v-6 and i blew the side out of my egr as well i've had the upstream cats gutted withan intact one downstream. this fixed the problem for a while 3 weeks i think. now it is doing it again im chasing the cylinder misfire theory keep you guys updated if i can
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