1996 Mercury Sable AUTO ZONE DIGNOSTIC EGR

1996 MERCURY SABLE
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ASHLEY918
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Engine Mechanical problem
1996 Mercury Sable 161000 miles

I went to auto zone for there free dig. It pulled up EGR. I called several places where i could get parts and labor. One person said that a good dign, was not done. That it could be a back pressure sensor. So I'm not sure to pay the money for a full dign on it, and chance it being just either the egr valve or solinoid or just go ahead and pay for it. We had to put a new speed sensor on it during the summer. Ran fine, tell the check engine light came on & also the I.P BREAK LIGHT came on. It didn't mess up tell i was in a line where i was on the break for a few min and it wanted to kick. Did fine the rest of the way home. Can anyone help.
Nov 20, 2008 at 9:20 AM
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KTWISTER
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Did you get the 401 code? The DPFE is very common to fail and there is several messages about these things.

I had the same thing and replaced it, which cleared the code. It came back after a few months.

Also a heads up, you may run into the vacuum lines needing to be replaced. I have a 96 Sable and the soft lines and rubber connections on the back side of the manifold crumbed in my hand.
Nov 20, 2008 at 9:43 AM