I need to find a EGR port cleaning brush to loosen the carbon deposits. Also does anyone know how far down the brush can be pushed so I know how long of a brush I need? I've looked a Harbor Freight Tool Co. They have some with brass on the end. The brush head it's self is 4 inches long not sure how long the shaft is? Here's a link if it works. I want to install athe screened Tomco EGR gasket, but first I want to really clean out the portsfirst.

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I have used a 24" long brush. I cannot remember how far in it went though. Get the longest one you can. It will not hurt anything.

The link did not work, but your description sounds right. The bristled section is usually only around 4" long, then the rest is just the wire center.

 

Thanks again for getting back to me. The truck is still runing good. Sorry the link didn't work. Do you remember where you purchased the 24 inch long brush? The one's that I talked about are only 10 inches long.

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I grabbed it from the maintenance department at work. I know they use Grainger, MSC, and a few other sources for those types of things.

 

Hi I finally found a couple of websites for the long brush. The first one is Tanis Inc, Manufacture of the 1/2 wire brush 18inch long 05442 stainless or 05462 brass. But if you want to order just one you have to go to a distributor which is McMaster- Carr (note I could not find the 18 inch brush on the Mc Master website so I had to call them 562-692-5911). So here are the websites. Note the 1/2 with shipping is $15. Also if you don't want wire a long nylon bristtle 24 inch(used for cleaning dryerfilter system $10)can be purchased at Lowes or I guess Home Depot. Home all this helps.

http://www.tanisinc.com/tb_heavyduty.php


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