EGR/VSV Repair Cost - 99 Camry 4 cyl 81K mls?

Try not to take it to the dealer. Ask around at the auto shops who they'd recommend as a mechanic.

Michael

I had a check engine light come on last fall.The dealer I took it to charged me$45.00 Canadian for ths search.

The code was : PO446

His price was $630.00 +13% tax here in Ontario Canada.

He said the WHOLE canister needed to be replaced as ths vsv is integral and could not be serviced.

Another dealer I took it to, gave me a WRITTEN ESTIMATE OF $!85.55 including 13% taxes to do the same job (replace the vsv valve.)

Labour was $89.00 and parts was around $75.00 and change.

I let it go until yesterday June 06/08.

It seems to work fine now and the check engine light is out and system has been checked ok..

Hope this helps ?

The proper way is to diagnose the problem and replace the broken part. Otherwise you might change out the EGR valve, modulator, VSV and then found the problem to be a blocked vacuum port.

The canister VSV mred mentioned costs $46.99 on rockauto.com (Standard Motor CP419, OE# 90971-12271, 90910-12271). The EGR VSV has one output port shoud be cheaper.

A new EGR valve costs $126.89 (AIRTEX Part # 4F1621). Plus a couple of gaskets.

The parts total should be < $200. See if a mechanic will charge you 1 hour to put them in. Even if you need a modulator that's like $50 and

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