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Old 04-30-2008, 11:49 PM   #13 (permalink)
Alex 400
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Originally Posted by l3fty View Post
Don't forget to blow/clean out the EGR vacuum modulator filter. I just had the same code right before a 3 hour trip. Blew out the filter and checked the one way valve off the VSV, (I think it may have been stuck) and the CEL hasn't come back. I always start with the easy stuff first.
alright thanks, i will look into that.

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Right....good point. I forget about those modulators because I no longer have an EGR! (don't ask....)
well there is no drivability issues, just the annoying light. whenever a CEL comes up, i pull the code just to make sure it is just the egr and not something else.
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