1996 Dodge Intrepid

132,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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WILDBILL1968
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my car's check engine light came on.the car runs fine, uses a little more fuel than it used to but it has new plugs,wires and air filter. upon hooking it to a scanner the code is po401 then it says egr flow insufficient. is this a bad egr valve? or just a clogged line or what? i don't want to just start replacing parts. i'd like to know the exact problem and then the fix. any help would greatly be appericated!!!
Jan 3, 2009 at 2:05 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi:
I can't say exactly but I would check to see if the egr valve is sticking partially closed. also, I have seen carbon build up that causes this problem. You may want to remove it and check.

Let me know what you find.

Joe
Jan 6, 2009 at 2:36 PM
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WILDBILL1968
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on the 1996 intrepid the egr valve is on the back of the right side head with very little room to get to it is there a way to test this or should i just go ahead and remove and clean it? also is this the only place where carbon will be? thanx.
Jan 6, 2009 at 4:54 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Yes, remove and make sure it isn't sticking and clean it.
Jan 7, 2009 at 2:26 AM
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WILDBILL1968
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thank you and i will be trying this hopefully this weekend and getting back to you as soon as possible
Jan 7, 2009 at 11:00 AM
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