EGR problem
#1
EGR problem
okay - putting cats back on to go through emmisions and cleared my O2 codes.. everythign is great for about 5 days. no SES light nothing- drove about 400 miles.
then day i decide to take her through my SES light comes on.. So i scan it and come up with P0400 (Exhaust Gas Recirculation Flow Malfunction ). so i assume its EGR and buy a replacement- today i swapped it out and tested the old one.. it was sticking when the baffle was closing...great problem solved... well i decide to hook a vacum up to the egr and make sure car stalls to make sure everything is working...idle doesnt even budge..
so i test my vacum lines and they are all perfect...solonoid is operating correctly but when i hook my vacum up to the egr it just pulls it. i took the EGR off assuming there is blockage into the manifold...scrape it out and spray some carb cleaner to be sure...rehook everything up and same problem... i dont get it... what could be wrong?
i cleared the code for now and will drive around to see if it comes back up but im curious what could be wrong? any ideas?
then day i decide to take her through my SES light comes on.. So i scan it and come up with P0400 (Exhaust Gas Recirculation Flow Malfunction ). so i assume its EGR and buy a replacement- today i swapped it out and tested the old one.. it was sticking when the baffle was closing...great problem solved... well i decide to hook a vacum up to the egr and make sure car stalls to make sure everything is working...idle doesnt even budge..
so i test my vacum lines and they are all perfect...solonoid is operating correctly but when i hook my vacum up to the egr it just pulls it. i took the EGR off assuming there is blockage into the manifold...scrape it out and spray some carb cleaner to be sure...rehook everything up and same problem... i dont get it... what could be wrong?
i cleared the code for now and will drive around to see if it comes back up but im curious what could be wrong? any ideas?
#2
Re: EGR problem
I'm having similar problems - from what I've learned from Ion, some cars will throw EGR codes after headers even if all is operating well. For me, I was clear of codes for a while until I used 6th gear....THEN SES came on...
#3
Re: EGR problem
yes... but its not just throwing a code...
the car should stall or at least change idle whenc vacum is applied to the EGR... which it is not. That means something is not functioning correctly...
the car should stall or at least change idle whenc vacum is applied to the EGR... which it is not. That means something is not functioning correctly...
#5
Re: EGR problem
well - appears to be functioning- put about 350 miles on her and no codes - i go through emmisions on tue so hopefully she holds..
i and my mechanic friend just cant figure out why she doesnt stall under vacumn
i and my mechanic friend just cant figure out why she doesnt stall under vacumn
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