Help! EGR Engine Code Popping Up!

sauccarl · 10-04-2007, 01:57 AM

What is normally the problem when the EGR engine code is popping up? I have the 02 V6. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

l_shizzle_l · 10-04-2007, 11:06 PM

Well it depends on what it is. I currently have P0401 but i don't have an egr at the time either.

VCS_SSSTANG · 10-12-2007, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by sauccarl

What is normally the problem when the EGR engine code is popping up? I have the 02 V6. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

Could be clogged (rare)
Could be one of the sensors gone out (very likely)

Whats the code?

BigJnSA · 10-12-2007, 10:56 PM

i wanna say thats usually the DPFE. (grey or black rectangle box w/ a wired plug and 2 rubber hoses)

sauccarl · 10-13-2007, 02:45 AM

I decided not to bother with it so I took it to the dealer to get it checked since it's under warranty. Thanks for the help guys!

96greengt · 10-13-2007, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by BigJnSA

i wanna say thats usually the DPFE. (grey or black rectangle box w/ a wired plug and 2 rubber hoses)

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Originally Posted by sauccarl

I decided not to bother with it so I took it to the dealer to get it checked since it's under warranty. Thanks for the help guys!

Jason is right, it IS the DPFE sensor. Simple fix/repair and can save you lots of $$$.

I work on cars for a living and spent 8 years with Ford. Since the inception of the OBDII systems, EGR valves on Ford's almost never go bad any more. It is the DPFE that fails.

BigJnSA · 10-13-2007, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by 96greengt

Jason is right, it IS the DPFE sensor. Simple fix/repair and can save you lots of $$$.

I work on cars for a living and spent 8 years with Ford. Since the inception of the OBDII systems, EGR valves on Ford's almost never go bad any more. It is the DPFE that fails.

*pats myself on back*

thank you, jody, thank you!

sauccarl · 10-13-2007, 12:01 PM

since I'm a complete noob at domestics what is the DPFE sensor and where is it located?

BigJnSA · 10-13-2007, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by sauccarl

since I'm a complete noob at domestics what is the DPFE sensor and where is it located?

this pic is the underside. all you see from above is the flat, rectangular shape of the top.

Repeated PFE-DPFE Sensor Code

sauccarl · 10-17-2007, 01:41 PM

And you were correct, it is the DPFE sensor that went bad cheapest place I found it was for about $50. Where is it located anyways?

96greengt · 10-17-2007, 07:46 PM

Who da man ??

It is located on the upper plenum, in the front before the throttle body, it will have an electrical plug with two hoses connected to it.

sauccarl · 10-17-2007, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 96greengt

Who da man ??

It is located on the upper plenum, in the front before the throttle body, it will have an electrical plug with two hoses connected to it.

Kool thanks!

BigJnSA · 10-18-2007, 07:39 AM

$50 sounds pretty high. ive bought 2 of them before and they were both $20 - $25.... check vatozone.

sauccarl · 10-18-2007, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BigJnSA

$50 sounds pretty high. ive bought 2 of them before and they were both $20 - $25.... check vatozone.

I called Checker, Napa and Vatozone and it's $50 at all three places.

96greengt · 10-18-2007, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by BigJnSA

$50 sounds pretty high. ive bought 2 of them before and they were both $20 - $25.... check vatozone.

The DPFE for your old school cars Jason were cheaper, the newer styles are a tad more money!!

Jason chimed in first, so he is da man !!!

BigJnSA · 10-18-2007, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 96greengt

Jason chimed in first, so he is da man !!!

but, hey - i learned it all from jody!

i guess you now know that i drive old POS's!

96greengt · 10-18-2007, 08:35 PM

Peggy too ?

10-04-2007, 01:57 AM	#1
sauccarl Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: San Antonio Posts: 52 Trader Rating: (0)	Help! EGR Engine Code Popping Up! What is normally the problem when the EGR engine code is popping up? I have the 02 V6. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

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l_shizzle_l Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Braunfels Posts: 351 Trader Rating: (0)	Well it depends on what it is. I currently have P0401 but i don't have an egr at the time either. __________________ HI! Yea, I'm buiding a V6.

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10-13-2007, 02:45 AM	#5
sauccarl Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: San Antonio Posts: 52 Trader Rating: (0)	I decided not to bother with it so I took it to the dealer to get it checked since it's under warranty. Thanks for the help guys!

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sauccarl Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: San Antonio Posts: 52 Trader Rating: (0)	since I'm a complete noob at domestics what is the DPFE sensor and where is it located?

10-17-2007, 01:41 PM	#10
sauccarl Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: San Antonio Posts: 52 Trader Rating: (0)	And you were correct, it is the DPFE sensor that went bad cheapest place I found it was for about $50. Where is it located anyways?