EGR help?

[Tray Burge]

A little late to the party, but at least I'm here. lol
Reading up a bit on the uselessness of my EGR valve on my 03 5.7 Hemi and advantages and CEL possibilities if I did the delete.
Went to check and apparently it's already been removed?
My truck always passes emissions, but I do get this intermittently CEL from time to time that was diagnosed as a emission issues (I have the older plastic gas tank the filler neck cracks on and was always told that's what it was)?
However, looking at the egr location the hole doesn't even appear to be blocked, if I'm looking at the correct spot.
When I have my engine running there's no vacume coming from the hole so I don't really know what's going on.
Is this the correct location and/or do you have any idea what may be going on?
I have no custom tune, unless the guy I bought it from years ago had it tuned out?
Thank's guys

 

[Daw14]

Have you ever checked the torque on the intake manifold bolts ?
It’s a common issue for them to loosen .

8mm or 5/16” socket .

108 inch pounds.

 

[Tray Burge]

Update: Doing alot more research and apparently the egr valve wasn't added to the 5.7 Hemi until 04.
This explains why there is only one tapped hole where the egr assembly would bolt in to, so I assume the egr valve hole doesn't go all the way through either explaining why there's no vacume being pulled.

 

[Tray Burge]

Have you ever checked the torque on the intake manifold bolts ?
It’s a common issue for them to loosen .

8mm or 5/16” socket .

108 inch pounds.

No, but I'm not having any issues that I'm aware of either.Are you referring to my cel coming on from time to time?
Thank you for responding.

 

[Daw14]

Yes I am.

 

[Burla]

I'm not sure EGR are terrible in gas 4 gens or younger, or even 5 gens. The real issue is EGR coolers on Cummins and eco diesels, when you cool the hot gas particles fall out of suspension and start gumming up the cooler and really all the way to the tail pipe, catalytic converter helps a bit. Even if you had an EGR easy to clean, not like an EGR cooler. Or were you thinking about something else like drag times or HP gains?

Even muscle cars recirculated exhaust through valve cover.

 

[Tray Burge]

I'm not sure EGR are terrible in gas 4 gens or younger, or even 5 gens. The real issue is EGR coolers on Cummins and eco diesels, when you cool the hot gas particles fall out of suspension and start gumming up the cooler and really all the way to the tail pipe, catalytic converter helps a bit. Even if you had an EGR easy to clean, not like an EGR cooler. Or were you thinking about something else like drag times or HP gains?

Even muscle cars recirculated exhaust through valve cover.

Actually just stumbled upon it and it opened a can of worms and got worse the farther down the rabbit hole I ventured, but mine didn't come with one so no worries. lol
I do appreciate the response though!
Thanks guys