2008 Mountaineer EGR bolt won't budge
2008 Mercury Mountaineer/V6/AWD/190000 miles/automatic. Scan code P0401.
Planned to clean the EGR valve. Got the passenger side bolt and exhaust tube loose, but the driver side bolt is buried so deep that I can barely get a normal 3/8 ratchet and 10mm socket on it. Have used several applications of PBlaster and a torch, but it is rusty and will not move at all, at least with anything I have that can reach the bolt head(they must assemble these before the engine is installed, as it's up near the firewall, plumbing, and wiring harnesses. ). We really can't afford to have a mechanic work on this right now. What is the correct tool--rent or buy--for the job?
Planned to clean the EGR valve. Got the passenger side bolt and exhaust tube loose, but the driver side bolt is buried so deep that I can barely get a normal 3/8 ratchet and 10mm socket on it. Have used several applications of PBlaster and a torch, but it is rusty and will not move at all, at least with anything I have that can reach the bolt head(they must assemble these before the engine is installed, as it's up near the firewall, plumbing, and wiring harnesses. ). We really can't afford to have a mechanic work on this right now. What is the correct tool--rent or buy--for the job?