# Boneyard Terminology Question **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** chevrolet, malibu\ **Created:** [October 22, 2017, 3:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/boneyard-terminology-question/108812 "2017-10-22T03:48:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Outtaluck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Outtaluck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Outtaluck)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 3:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/boneyard-terminology-question/108812/1 "2017-10-22T03:48:50Z")
So, I need an EGR line. So, I go and look up a junkyard, find their prices, and they have nothing for the EGR line (manifold to EGR valve.) Long story why I need it… but I need it. Anyway, junkyard says $13 for “EGR tree.” What is that? Doesn’t seem like the line, but maybe it is. Yhe other options are egr valve and… forget the other option, bit not what I need… I guess I could ask junkyard, but I kinda have that man-thing going, I don’t wanna ask and look stupid, so I’ll ask millions on here…😂😂😂😂 TIA ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/boneyard-terminology-question/108812/2 "2017-10-22T12:40:03Z")
> [@Edjixpc](#): > > I guess I could ask junkyard, but I kinda have that man-thing going, I don’t wanna ask and look stupid, so I’ll ask millions on here…😂😂😂 Take the part with you to the junk yard or parts store and let them see it. We can’t see it and don’t even know what year or engine you have. Being manly means asking people who know for help so you don’t waste time. ---
**Author:** ![TXdealer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@TXdealer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TXdealer)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/boneyard-terminology-question/108812/3 "2017-10-22T12:44:17Z")
Is this it? Doorman calls it an “EGR tube”. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/f/f9a64271e834ddbe6061a5b9c96a038b254fd108.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Outtaluck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Outtaluck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Outtaluck)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/boneyard-terminology-question/108812/4 "2017-10-22T13:25:14Z")
Yep, that’s the part, right one too. I know it’s an EGR line/tube… just wondering what in the world these junkyards call an EGR Tree…wondering if it’s the entire EGR system, because it’s double the price than the other 2 EGR compliments. From Pick-n-Pull online, if anyone is familiar. ---
**Author:** ![sgtrock21](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/sgtrock21/32/246_2.png) [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/boneyard-terminology-question/108812/5 "2017-10-22T15:41:39Z")
I don’t hesitate to ask for directions. What does that make me? Practical? ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/boneyard-terminology-question/108812/6 "2017-10-22T20:23:32Z")
> [@Edjixpc](#): > > Anyway, junkyard says $13 for “EGR tree.” What is that? Never heard the phrase. Ask the junkyard. Forget the 'man-thing". The ones that ask questions are the smart ones. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2017, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/boneyard-terminology-question/108812/7 "2017-10-23T23:31:16Z")
Maybe it’s actually an EGR TEE rather than EGR tree. A vacuum t-fitting associated w/ the EGR valve. ---
**Author:** ![meanjoe75fan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meanjoe75fan/32/552_2.png) [@meanjoe75fan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meanjoe75fan)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/boneyard-terminology-question/108812/8 "2017-10-24T17:17:03Z")
Tube is rubber, right? If so, a really poor candidate for a junkyard part. The best candidates are things like mirrors: they don’t typically “wear out”; they work until you break them. As such, a used one ought to be nearly as good as a new one. A rubber hose, exposed to engine heat, tends to age poorly. I wouldn’t go to a junkyard to pull “soft” parts like that. I’d go to get a rim, but not to get a tire, if you follow. ---
**Author:** ![Outtaluck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Outtaluck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Outtaluck)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/boneyard-terminology-question/108812/9 "2017-10-24T17:29:45Z")
No, the EGR tube isn’t rubber. See above post about the EGR line/tube from Dorman. It’s all metal. Rubber wouldn’t stand up to the pressure, let alone the heat.