[Shotimes] EGR passages/CE light

[Paul L Fisher]

I agree that you should test it, I'm just saying it is a fairly common
malady once you hit 150K miles or so.

Paul L Fisher
'93 Ford Taurus SHO Crimson Clearcoat ATX 169K Build date 11/18/1992
- K&N Panel filter, Tokico Struts, Eibach Springs, Dynomax cat-back, Holley
190lph fuel pump, FPS rebuilt ATX, 26mm rear sway bar, Performance-Plus
Stainless Steel Y-pipe, Delrin sub-frame bushings, Amsoil Series 2000 0W-30
oil, Amsoil Synthetic ATF.
'00 Ford Explorer XLT 5.0L V8 AWD Oxford White Clearcoat 39K Build date
11/19/1999
- Amsoil Series 2000 0W-30 oil, K&N Fuel Injection Performance Kit

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Tatro" <stevetatro@att.net>
To: "'Paul L Fisher'" <sho@paul-fisher.com>; <shotimeS@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 7:54 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] EGR passages/CE light


> Thanks for being my Friday morning voice of doom, Paul.  Might as well
> go out and buy a new one, cause it's gonna break for sure now!
>
> Just trying to help a guy out ;^)
>
> Steve Tatro
> Red/Black '93 with 164k miles
> Cincinnati, Ohio
> www.picturetrail.com/stevetatro
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul L Fisher [mailto:sho@paul-fisher.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 8:43 AM
> To: Steve Tatro; Donald Fox; shotimeS@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] EGR passages/CE light
>
>
> Probably a good idea to test but mine went out at 150K and 9 years.
>
> Paul L Fisher
> '93 Ford Taurus SHO Crimson Clearcoat ATX 169K Build date 11/18/1992
> - K&N Panel filter, Tokico Struts, Eibach Springs, Dynomax cat-back,
> Holley 190lph fuel pump, FPS rebuilt ATX, 26mm rear sway bar,
> Performance-Plus Stainless Steel Y-pipe, Delrin sub-frame bushings,
> Amsoil Series 2000 0W-30 oil, Amsoil Synthetic ATF. '00 Ford Explorer
> XLT 5.0L V8 AWD Oxford White Clearcoat 39K Build date 11/19/1999
> - Amsoil Series 2000 0W-30 oil, K&N Fuel Injection Performance Kit
>
> SHO Club member http://www.shoclub.com/
> Check out my web site http://www.paul-fisher.com/
> Amsoil dealer http://www.paul-fisher.com/oil.htm
>
> Get $5 free from Paypal! https://www.paypal.com/refer/pal=P3XEFFBFUFKN6
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Tatro" <stevetatro_shotimes@att.net>
> To: "Donald Fox" <taurusshoguy@yahoo.com>; <shotimeS@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 9:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] EGR passages/CE light
>
>
> > Hey, Don.  If you want to be sure, we could swap DPFE's one day, reset
> your
> > computer and see if the code comes back?
> >
> > Just an idea.  Hate to see you throw money into parts if you're not
> > sure
> you
> > need them.
> >
> > Let me know.  You're just a quick 20 minute drive away (I'm
> > techincally in Monroe).
> >
> > By the way, I see no reason to expect yours to be bad, as mine is 10
> > years and 164k miles old ;^)
> >
> > Steve Tatro
> > Red/Black '93 with 164k miles
> > Cincinnati, Ohio
> > www.picturetrail.com/stevetatro
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Donald Fox" <taurusshoguy@yahoo.com>
> > To: <shotimeS@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 10:18 PM
> > Subject: [Shotimes] EGR passages/CE light
> >
> >
> > > Greetings and Happy 2003 Shofriends:
> > > I finally got around to removing the intake (for the
> > > second time) on the 95 to add a new thermostat and
> > > plug wires. That part of the job went well execpt for
> > > the small mistake of reversing plug wires 5 and 6
> > > which made itself readily apparent, and was rectified.
> > > I also cleaned the EGR passages until I could not see straight!!!!
> > >
> > > BUT, I am still getting the dreaded CE light along
> > > with its attendant code for "insufficient EGR flow detected". I
> > > think the valve is doing its job as I just passed my emission test,
> > > and the car runs fine. Next guess from the helpful :) posts here is
> > > DPFE sensor.
> > > So.... where is the best place to find one, and what
> > > should I pay for it. How might I test the old one?
> > > Does anyone have one that they bought thinking theirs
> > > was bad and discovered otherwise?
> > > Other than that, the SHO still runs and looks good for
> > > 7 years old and 81k miles. Like many of us, I would
> > > like to drive something different and new, but have
> > > not seen anything yet that has convinced me to put up
> > > with car payments again :)
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance as usual.
> > >                  Don Fox   Oxford, Ohio
> > >
> > >
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