EGR?

[kjd]

Hello all,
I have a 95 Grand Am 3.1L and I have a sputter at 55-60 and in do some reading I think I have to "clean" the EGR valve. My question is where and how do I do this...Im willing to do it my self as I have done alot of the work on my car myself...I am going to be rebuilding the topend but not until the spring.
Any help would be great...
Kj

[geoffinbc]

Take the valve out and look for any carbon deposits on the valve and the intake passage. Scrape off the carbon and be sure the valve moves freely. Maybe run a little seafoam through the EGR passage.

[fathead45]

check my cardomain

https://www.cardomain.com/id/fathead45

there is everything from cleaning, testing, and tearing it apart

[highoctane]

i just cleaned mine, and all you really need is some carb cleaner, and a rag, itll take some time, depending on how clean you want it, i spent about 30 min or so, but it looks pratically brand new now, and it runs a lot better.

[playboibenny]

Overlook

Do you ever think your overlooking a much easier problem.. your stutter could simply be as easy as diry fuel injectors or even more likely spark plugs/spark plug wires..

[green_souljah]

yup, buddy, start with plugs.

My girlfriends GP, as soon as the car went into overdrive, at the same speeds u described, it would "chug" badly, once u kicked it down to third, and a higher RPM it was fine.
I replaced the spark plugs just as routine maintanence, and guess what problem went away?