Have code 71! yeah I know its the EGR
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Lewiston, Idaho
Posts: 582
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Have code 71! yeah I know its the EGR
I know that code 71 is something to do with the EGR! So were do you guys think is the best palces to start trying to find out what the problem is!
#3
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Lewiston, Idaho
Posts: 582
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
well I tryed that, I pulled a vaccum line off of the intake. Thats right, right! Pull a line off that has suckion right? I did do that and it did not stall out/ sputter. Does that mean I need a new EGR valve? I know all my vaccum lines are hooked up right! I went over the diagram a few times! I just want to make 100% sure it is the EGR valve before I go and spend like 180 bones on it!
#4
Registered User
a neighbor mechanic told me today if its throwing a EGR code, and its not fixed, the computer will screw with the mixture and fry the fuel injectors and clog up the cat. converter... i doubt this is true, but maybe you might want to look into it... i sure am...
#5
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Lewiston, Idaho
Posts: 582
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
yeah got ya! I dont have a cat on the truck (yeah i know there will be some guys give me crap for that) and also the truck is running rich! Im going to buy new injectors soon!
Trending Topics
#8
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: near Redding California
Posts: 297
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
If it does not stumble/stall when vacuum is applied (Use your mouth!) to the EGR valve, then it's NOT functioning. This is the same test that's required for smog check (except the techs have nifty MityMite pumps).
Non-functioning EGR valves can be caused several things, with "clogged passages" being high on the list. Running "rich", huh?
Non-functioning EGR valves can be caused several things, with "clogged passages" being high on the list. Running "rich", huh?
#10
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Temecula Valley, CA
Posts: 12,723
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes
on
4 Posts
running rich (high hydrocarbon emissions/ HC) does not mean that the EGR is bad. running rich at 'cruise' RPM's points a tad towards the EGR but doesn't mean much either though.
Now on the other hand, high NOx readings at cruise would point to the EGR.
Now on the other hand, high NOx readings at cruise would point to the EGR.
#11
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: the great Maine wilderness
Posts: 2,048
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes
on
4 Posts
If you dont have a cat on the truck...why worry about the egr...just bypass it and call it good, you already fail emmisions tests due to the lack of a cat, or at least in the state of maine you do.
#13
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Tampa, Fl
Posts: 179
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I second this. There is no point in picking and choosing which emissions equipment you want. Also dont forget to check the filter in the modulator before the EGR. Shove a 10 k resistor in the connector for the temp sensor and the code will disappear. click on the link in my sig and you will find a write-up under the projects section.
#14
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Lewiston, Idaho
Posts: 582
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
ok I dident get a egr because the parts house dident have the gasket for it so I will wait! I looked at the egr mod filter and it looks nice and clean! Im just trying to ge tto the bottem of this stuff. Truck runs good and has good power it just pings a little and throws a check engine light after driving in the highway for a while!
#15
I second this. There is no point in picking and choosing which emissions equipment you want. Also dont forget to check the filter in the modulator before the EGR. Shove a 10 k resistor in the connector for the temp sensor and the code will disappear. click on the link in my sig and you will find a write-up under the projects section.
Nice write up on the EGR. Do you think the same resistor would work for the O2 sensor on the exhaust. Well I guess I better not try that on second thought because the O2 messes with the timing. never mind. But nice write up on the EGR.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Longbed 90
86-95 Trucks & 4Runners
22
03-11-2019 12:38 PM