EGR stands for exhaust gas recirculation, and the EGR valve is part of a system that does as the name implies: recirculate exhaust gas back into the engine’s intake manifold for a return trip to the ...
The Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) valve sends some of the exhaust gas back into the cylinders to reduce combustion temperature. This is required because nitrous oxides (nasty pollutants) form when ...