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I have a 1998 Contour Sport, V6 and I have really enjoyed owning it. It has had it's quirks. Over the past few years it would, out of the blue, just completely fails to idle and usually during this time, attempting to maintain a constant road speed was next to impossible. Well it decided to throw another one of it's fits the last couple of days. It is now in the shop. They say "idle control sensor." I hope they are correct. I have a great service technician. Now to the egr valve. It has been throwing that code for some time now but I continue to drive it. Question....What is the downside to not replacing this egr valve?? The service technician has suggested that it's not hurting the engine to drive it even though the codes are saying to replace it. I am also trying to decide whether to replace the head lamp assemblies or try to clear them up. I will have to work on that issue. Another question, I want brighter lights, as bright as legally possible I guess. Suggestions please as to the best available bulbs. Also, I am minimally, I guess interested in improving the performance if it is an easy bolt on. Any suggestions?? Thank You All.....Steve
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Originally posted by onearmbandit47:
I have a 1998 Contour Sport, V6 and I have really enjoyed owning it. It has had it's quirks. Over the past few years it would, out of the blue, just completely fails to idle and usually during this time, attempting to maintain a constant road speed was next to impossible. Well it decided to throw another one of it's fits the last couple of days. It is now in the shop. They say "idle control sensor." I hope they are correct. I have a great service technician. Now to the egr valve. It has been throwing that code for some time now but I continue to drive it. Question....What is the downside to not replacing this egr valve?? The service technician has suggested that it's not hurting the engine to drive it even though the codes are saying to replace it. I am also trying to decide whether to replace the head lamp assemblies or try to clear them up. I will have to work on that issue. Another question, I want brighter lights, as bright as legally possible I guess. Suggestions please as to the best available bulbs. Also, I am minimally, I guess interested in improving the performance if it is an easy bolt on. Any suggestions?? Thank You All.....Steve
It may not pass inspection with a faulty EGR valve. A new headlight assembly will run you $250 from the stealership. Meguirs make a plastic headlight polishing kit. As for the headlight bulbs, go to Oreillys or some other auto parts store an find the brightest street legal ones.
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Your IAC (idle air control) may have caused your ERG code. If you still get a P401 ERG code afterwards then chances are your DPFE is bad, or the hose came off of it.... I had the P401 and it turned out to be the DPFE. What's funny is there was no mil for the DPFE, but when tested it was out of spec. 
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I'm not sure which EGR code you had. (i've seen inadequate flow and excessive flow on recent Fords.) I also have a 98 SE sport w/ V6. Mine had been throwing the inadequate EGR flow, initially sporadically, then continously. I found that the problem was not the EGR valve. Mine had clogged up the passages leading to the intake from the EGR valve. I removed the throttle body, (make sure the gasket comes off the intake, the passage is part of the intake manifold, but hidden behind the throttle body gasket.) A can of spray carb cleaner and a small scewdriver (to scrape the carbon out) fixed the problem. Stuff a rag in the intake before you start spraying the carb cleaner, otherwise you may send a bunch of black goo up the intake manifold.
It's been about 5K since, no codes. (Current total mileage 138K) Total time was less than an hour. Hope it helps.
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