CAR SEEMS TO IDLE A LITTLE ROUGH.WONT PASS SMOG.IM NOT SURE IF ITS JUST THE EGR VALVE NOT OPENING ALL THE WAY? PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU.
Apr 8, 2009 at 10:45 AM
1998 Mercury Sable CODE PO401
1998 MERCURY SABLE
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Hi there,
Could be one of the following:
- lack of vacuum at the egr valve due to either a leak in the vacuum hose, or a defective egr solenoid.
- Carbon build up in the valve or the egr tube.
- Defective DPFE sensor or plugged DPFE rubber hoses
- Busted egr tube
- Defective egr valve, or egr gasket.
It appears that most of the time, the culprit for this problem is a bad DPFE sensor.
Could be one of the following:
- lack of vacuum at the egr valve due to either a leak in the vacuum hose, or a defective egr solenoid.
- Carbon build up in the valve or the egr tube.
- Defective DPFE sensor or plugged DPFE rubber hoses
- Busted egr tube
- Defective egr valve, or egr gasket.
It appears that most of the time, the culprit for this problem is a bad DPFE sensor.
Apr 9, 2009 at 11:09 AM
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