EGR valve location, 97 Ram.

[bigkane01]

Does anyone know where to locate the EGR valve on a 97 Ram 1500 5.9
I was told by someone that it doesn't have one and that dodge quit using them after '94? The parts store will sell one for a 97, so I don't understand how it couldn't have one. Thanks.

[1thunder]

Dodge did not use one in 1997 on their 5.9 truck i would be carefull buying one from your supplier you may not be able to return it when you find out your truck is not equipped with one

[bigkane01]

Yeah, they're out to get your money anyway. Funny thing though, I ended up calling local chrysler garage and they said it was located on the rear of the intake. I haven't had a chance to check, but they were probably blowing in the wind as well.

[1thunder]

well depending on who you were talking to at the dealer probably the service writer and generaly they know less about a vehicle than you do so go figure and also could be a mix up about about the year because Dodge did use them on the BR-BE body trucks from 1994-to a certain date of 1996 so could be mistake and if you did have one it would be behind the passenger side of intake

[bigkane01]

Well I finally got around to checking and I don't see anything there. On the drivers side I found some sort of valve thing with vacuum lines. I think it has something to do with gas vapors, it leads to a canister on the drivers frame rail, and the big line from the canister, coming forward to the firewall is plugged. Does anyone know if it's supposed to be?

[1thunder]

yes it is and this piece is a purge solenoid on the drivers side

[bigkane01]

I was hoping that it was supposed to be plugged. Guy I work with has a '96 Ram 5.9 His is not plugged. It comes up to the firewall and is completely open. Thanks for the reply.

[1thunder]

well it's not completely plugged it is capped with a vented type of cap that looks like a plug at the drivers side by the booster correct

[bigkane01]

I hope that's what it is. Mine actually at first glance looks like a screwdriver handle?? Does yours look like that?? I had read somewhere that you could plug one of the lines running from some type of canister, not sure if it was the same canister or something different. I thought there was also a charcoal type of emissions canister somewhere, but the one we're talking about is the only one I've found.