1998 Mercury Mystique egr valve

1998 MERCURY MYSTIQUE
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1998 Mercury Mystique 6 cyl Wheel Drive Type unknown Automatic 85,000 miles
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according to the check engine light code, the egr valve needs replaced. How is it done?
Jan 13, 2008 at 11:31 AM
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Is it P0401? Valve may not need to be replaced...Pull the egr off, clean the port under it all the way to the throttle plate, I use a length of steel coathanger...put it all back together, reset the codes, if light comes on again, replace the EGR position sensor, thats the one the two small hoses from the exhaust plug into!
Jan 13, 2008 at 11:34 AM
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