[Shotimes] Re: (OT) clogged EGR tube or bad valve or bad sensor?

[Steve Weinrich]

Uh, never mind about that last part of my last post....  I'm getting old and
senile...It was someone else.

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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