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I have a 95 contour SE and am getting a code that the egr valve is not openning. Looked up hot to remove it in the haynes manual which does not tell me wich tools i need. I can remove every thing but the but the connector on the bottom. I think it requirs a 25 or 26 mm wrench but im not shure. Unless it comes off someother way it looks like I need to buy another tool. Can someone please tell me what I need to get to get that valve off.
95 Ford Contour 2.5L V6, 24V, ABS & TRACTION CONTROL, Sun Roof.
Mods - accel 8mm wires, centerforce dual friction clutch, fidanza flywheel.
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Reference: IAC is the silver roll of film lookng device behind the EGR (laying horizontally...)
Factory CD states:
EGR Valve
Removal
1. Remove the idle air control valve. For additional information, refer to �«Section 303-14B�».
�µ 2. Disconnect the tube from the exhaust gas recirculation valve.
�µ 3. Remove the exhaust gas recirculation valve.
l Disconnect the vacuum hose.
Installation
1. CAUTION:
When cleaning the gasket faces, do not allow debris to enter the intake manifold or exhaust gas recirculation valve.
Clean the gasket faces of the intake manifold and exhaust gas recirculation valve.
�µ 2. Install a new exhaust gas recirculation valve gasket.
�µ 3. Position the EGR valve and install the bolts.
l Install the vacuum hose.
�µ 4. Connect the EGR tube.
5. Install the idle air control (IAC) valve. For additional information, refer to �«Section 303-14B�».
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The wrench for the EGR tube is 1 1/16". Don't bother removing the IAC, as removing the IAC is probably just as hard as removing the EGR valve with the IAC in the way.
Edit - Oh yeah, also, it turns a way that seemed backwards to me the first time I did it for some reason. Basically, if you're wrenching on it from the driver's side, you want to take the wrench and crank down on it to loosen.
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Of course, that would depend on which side of the EGR you put the wrench...  LOL
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Of course, since the original poster didn't give the exact code, I can only assume it was a 332 code.
In any event, the EGR valve is probably NOT the reason for the code. The 332 code shuld be treated the same as a P0401 code in 96-on vehicles.
If he replaces the EGR valve and the code and CEL remains, he has no one but himself to be pissed at for not researching the code on this forum.
Steve
98 Contour SE Sport 2.5 Duratec ATX The wifey's car
89 Taurus SHO - 246K miles
94 SHO ATX - 190K
1997 F-150 5.4L ATX - The Workhorse 150K.
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I can only COMPLETELY agree with you. Passages and DPFE would be my more likely suspects.
Ray
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Thank you everyone for your input you all are very helpfull. I did look on this site for a couple hours but I am a novice compared to the most of you expecially with the lingo. This is my first and only car. Yes, I was getting 332 code and I think I need to look into replace the DPFE sensor.
A little background on my car- I had some exaust problems and had to have the precat's cleaned out and replaced the 2 exaust sensors. My thoughts were that it was related to this previous problem.
I already got the egr valve. But I will look into replace the sensor first and see if that fixes the problem. Thanks for helping me out.
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TEST the EGR system first before buying the sensor. All it takes is a short piece of vacuum line.
You might need only a throttle body gasket and a passage cleaning.
Steve
98 Contour SE Sport 2.5 Duratec ATX The wifey's car
89 Taurus SHO - 246K miles
94 SHO ATX - 190K
1997 F-150 5.4L ATX - The Workhorse 150K.
ANY THREAD WITH "OMG" or "WTF" ETC IN THE TITLE WILL BE IGNORED!
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