MyTA99

I was checking my EGR on the top of my intake manifold while the car was running and heard a vacumm leak. I loosened the bolt and was messing with it to get it to quiet up. I wasn't thinking and I yanked on it. The EGR gasket got sucked onto the intake and then the motor stalled because of the big vacumm leak. What do I do? Is it still in the intake? Will it get spit out the tail pipes if I start the motor? Please help!!!

5.3LJimmy

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You could pull the throttle body and look in the intake with a flashlight. You may see the gasket and be able to pull it out of there. If you don't see anything it has most likely already went into a cylinder. As long as it doesn't hold a valve open causing piston to valve contact it will burn and come out the exhaust causing no damage. A friend of mine started his car with a shop rag in the EGR hole and it came out the exhaust in flaming chunks. If that happened and his car is still running fine I'm sure a little o-ring will be alright.

MyTA99

Thanks for the input, only it is kind of a thick little o-ring and thats what worries me. Also I just barley finished putting it back together because I changed my intake manifold gasket so I'm a little burned out on working on it. Maybe I'll start the car and see if it comes out the other end. More input would help.

rsodeputy61

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