2001 Ford Taurus 3.0 , 31000 mi.

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DENNY D
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We bought the car 2 yrs. ago with only 19000 mi. on it and in the last 6mos. it has logged a code for the EGR valve flow was to little or slow. I removed the EGR valve and checked it with a vacumn gauge and seems to work OK and holds open with no leakage. Cleaned and reinstalled and cleared the code but it came back within a few miles , could the elec. control that supplies the vacumn to the EGR be the problem. The daughter checked the mileage and it still averages 20mpg.
May 5, 2007 at 1:52 PM
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MERLIN2021
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Code is P0401? remove the EGR...clear out the port inside all the way to the throttle plate. I use a steel coathanger...Get the light turned off, Drive it if light comes on again, replace the EGR Position sensor!
May 6, 2007 at 12:17 AM
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