1995 Mercury Sable EGR Valve

90,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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KATHY1951
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I had the EGR Pressure Sensor Valve replaced almost 3 weeks ago. It had burned up. It is burning up again. What would cause this and do I have any right to complain to person that "fixed" it?
Mar 1, 2008 at 11:06 PM
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MERLIN2021
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Are you talking about the EGR Position sensor? With the two small hoses from the exhaust? Check for excessive backpressure in the exhaust, your converter may be clogged...do you have a check engine light on? Have the codes read and post them here. Autozone does it free...I would say you have a legit complaint!
Mar 1, 2008 at 11:44 PM
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KATHY1951
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[quote:0cb22ddea2="merlin2021"]Are you talking about the EGR Position sensor? With the two small hoses from the exhaust? Check for excessive backpressure in the exhaust, your converter may be clogged...do you have a check engine light on? Have the codes read and post them here. Autozone does it free...I would say you have a legit complaint![/quote:0cb22ddea2]

The ticket says EGR Pressure Sensor and Pressure Feedback something. The metal piece is what is burning out. There was a check engine light on before I got it "fixed" but not since. I would think the "mechanics" would know what caused burn-out of first one as it was put on diagnostic machine.
Mar 2, 2008 at 7:26 AM
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MERLIN2021
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They may have pulled a P0401 code, for egr flow, but this is usually a blocked port, they may not have checked the backpressure...
Mar 2, 2008 at 6:32 PM
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