[Shotimes] Re: (OT) clogged EGR tube or bad valve or bad sensor?
Steve Weinrich
stevwein@swbell.net
Sun, 13 Oct 2002 16:25:09 -0500
Joseph
Check out my post here for a "How-To" on 332 troubleshooting. It is
applicable to any Ford EGR system.
http://www.shoforum.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=17;t=001516
Since you also posted in this thread, you should have remembered it.
Gettin' old or sumthin'? :)
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph van Oss" <vanOss@centurytel.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>; "TechSHO" <TechSHO@topica.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 4:15 PM
Subject: (OT) clogged EGR tube or bad valve or bad sensor?
> Sorry for the OT post.
>
> My wife's 94 Crown Vic (4.6L SOHC) has EEC-IV like a SHO. Check-engine
> light is on continuously after a couple of minutes driving, no matter the
> conditions. KOEO yields code 332. According to the manual with the code
> reader, 332 = "Insuffiecient EGR Flow Detected." That sounds like clogged
> EGR tube. According to SHOtimes.com, 332 = "EGR valve opening not
> detected." That sounds like a vacuum problem or a bad EGR valve.
>
> The EGR on a 94 DV apparently the DPFE (differential pressure feedback)
> type. The EGR valve/tube looks hard to access, the DPFE sensor rather
easy.
> Torry says DPFE sensor is $70. I don't want to blow $70 on ruling out the
> sensor, and I'd rather not hassle with the EGR tube if it's the sensor.
>
> Can anyone tell me odds on this? Any advice on tests, or what to try
first?
> Thanks.
>
> Joseph van Oss
>
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