VS63 EGR Vacuum Solenoid Valve

Factory quality at a lower cost. Fixed my son's SUV problems.

Fit and finish equal to the ORM one I replaced, now to see if it outlasts the original which lasted 167k miles.

Replaced broken unit with this; worked like a charm. 98 Ford F150 4.6 runs so smoothly now and check engine light is gone.

Works

I gave the piece five stars since I was unable to install it and it seems unfair to leave negative stars for Amazon’s utterly wrong “direct fit for your 2002 Focus” notation. While it appears well made, it is TINY compared to OEM, like it was made for a clown car, a Barbie Dream Convertible, or maybe a teeny tiny car manufactured by Lilliputians. There is absolutely ZERO chance the Ford emissions connectors will fit this itsy-bitsy item—the OEM connectors swallow the teensy weensy male portion of this unit. Now, if my car was an RC car, maybe it would fit. But for an actual 2000-2004 Focus? Absolutely not.

My 99 SD had a P0204 error code, too much egr flow. Since the truck is 26 years old, I just replaced all the egr parts, cheap enough for peace of mind. This was the only part that did not fit correctly. The factory part has a stud with a nut on a bracket holding this sensor down on the left side and a tab on the right side. As you can see in the picture, there is a hole on the left side for the stud and a square hole on the right. The square hole fits over the tab on the bracket. This new part is designed to fit over a stud on the right side as the opening is round. The round hole on the right is not big enough to go over the tab. Either you have to modify the bracket, which would be impossible to do unless it's removed, or you modify the part itself and risk breaking the plastic mounting tabs. I just rotated the whole assembly so the right side sat above the mounting tab and secured it on the left side with a nut. Seemed to work well. Just too bad it didn't fit as the factory part did. Although, 99 was a weird year and had some 1 year only parts....as I've found out. Rotors, wheel bearings, track bar and now maybe this part.

I installed this EGR solenoid, EGR sensor and new rubber tubes in my 2002 Ford F150 in order to solve a longstanding and annoying vacuum problem. The parts arrived quickly and fit perfectly. It was pretty easy, even though I'm no mechanic. The vacuum problem caused the AC to blow through the defrost vents, when the engine was under stress such as accelerating up hill. The problem has stopped after I installed these parts. I don't know whether one of the parts would have solved the problem alone; the price was right and the install was easy so I did all three of them. I think the vacuum issue is pretty common among these Fords. I'd searched a long time for a solution. I was glad to find the right parts on Amazon. Thanks!

It works fine.