EGR malfunction Code 71
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EGR malfunction Code 71
my check engine light stays on when i do city driving but when i drive on the freeway for about 30 mins it goes off. i've cleaned the temp sensor, and the vacuum modulator filter a few times now and it still comes on during city driving. can you guys tell me what else can i do?
i've been looking into putting a resistor into the plug but i dont know what plug to put it into.
i've been looking into putting a resistor into the plug but i dont know what plug to put it into.
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my check engine light stays on when i do city driving but when i drive on the freeway for about 30 mins it goes off. i've cleaned the temp sensor, and the vacuum modulator filter a few times now and it still comes on during city driving. can you guys tell me what else can i do?
i've been looking into putting a resistor into the plug but i dont know what plug to put it into.
i've been looking into putting a resistor into the plug but i dont know what plug to put it into.
A couple of years ago I had the same code, that time the modulator itself was the problem, replaced it and that took care of the problem.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago and I got code 71 again. I removed the EGR pipe and cleaned it out, no problems since!
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seems like alot of work trying to take out the EGR pipe. how did you do it? imma try spraying some cleaner into the pipe and blowing it out with compressed air first.
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you dont have to take anything out to put in the resistor. on an sc300 it takes like 5 minutes to disconnect the old plug, cut off the wires, attach a resistor, and plug back in.
the ecu will be happy 100%, but as for solving the problem why it went off in the first place, it will not really do anything. but who cares if the egr works properly as long as its there. you got that code for having insufficient flow, which in my book is not a bad thing.
the ecu will be happy 100%, but as for solving the problem why it went off in the first place, it will not really do anything. but who cares if the egr works properly as long as its there. you got that code for having insufficient flow, which in my book is not a bad thing.
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you dont have to take anything out to put in the resistor. on an sc300 it takes like 5 minutes to disconnect the old plug, cut off the wires, attach a resistor, and plug back in.
the ecu will be happy 100%, but as for solving the problem why it went off in the first place, it will not really do anything. but who cares if the egr works properly as long as its there. you got that code for having insufficient flow, which in my book is not a bad thing.
the ecu will be happy 100%, but as for solving the problem why it went off in the first place, it will not really do anything. but who cares if the egr works properly as long as its there. you got that code for having insufficient flow, which in my book is not a bad thing.
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if the egr is stuck open your car will not run... at all.
EGR only opens in 4th or 5th gear above 40mph (approximately, cant remember)
If It opens before then your car will not hold a smooth idle and run terrible.
it is almost always "stuck closed" as they call it.
what they really mean is so much doodoo is stuck in the EGR pipe that it actually gets clogged, not allowing air to pass.
yes, there is a probe that sticks into the base of the EGR pipe where it meets the intake manifold. it is a grey clip and it is right between the back of the intake manifold and the firewall. its best to get someone with small hands to do it.
EGR only opens in 4th or 5th gear above 40mph (approximately, cant remember)
If It opens before then your car will not hold a smooth idle and run terrible.
it is almost always "stuck closed" as they call it.
what they really mean is so much doodoo is stuck in the EGR pipe that it actually gets clogged, not allowing air to pass.
yes, there is a probe that sticks into the base of the EGR pipe where it meets the intake manifold. it is a grey clip and it is right between the back of the intake manifold and the firewall. its best to get someone with small hands to do it.