2013 Impala LTZ purge valve mounting bolt broke
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2013 Impala LTZ purge valve mounting bolt broke
Hello got a question.. I was replacing a purge valve on a 2013 Impala LTZ and cross threaded the mounting bolt and broke it. I tried to extract the bolt with a drill bit and extractor but was not centered and drilled through metal I should not have and still can't get the bolt out. Can anyone help with this or point me in the right direction as far as advice?
Last edited by CapoChopTx; February 3rd, 2021 at 7:44 PM.
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Hello got a question.. I was replacing a purge valve on a 2013 Impala LTZ and cross threaded the mounting bolt and broke it. I tried to extract the bolt with a drill bit and extractor but was not centered and drilled through metal I should not have and still can't get the bolt out. Can anyone help with this or point me in the right direction as far as advice?
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CapoChopTx (February 4th, 2021)
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If it didn't look like plastic I'd use a Victor Wrench, but heating it with a hair blower might help, along with tapping it real hard with a plastic hammer. Youl'll need to find a larger bit to get this to unscrew. If you don't even plan on using it again, I'd use some JB weld to cinch it down, if the threads are stripped. It will never come back out again after that, however.
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oilcanhenry (February 6th, 2021)
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Update: Put the intake I got from the wrecker on with the new purge valve and i'm still getting the check engine light. I'll head back to get another reading to see if it's the same code or something else.
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I had an evap leak error on my 2014 Impala last fall. I did some checking and found the purge valve was stuck open. Since I still had 1 or 2 months of extended warranty left on it, I brought it to the dealer to change it under warranty. I was surprised when I picked it up that they mentioned some sort of bulletin that stated the evap leak error can also be caused by the right valve cover next to the firewall so they changed it as well.
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