Originally posted by Garff:
The check engine light will only come on for about 1 day then go off for about 2-3 weeks, and of course come back on again. Can this narrow down the possible causes for this code?



Intermittent code. PCM detected problem, stayed in memory. After a few drive cycles, PCM turns it off when the problem is gone. If it is the EGR, it could be partially clogged or vacuum leak. Do the EGR suck test to narrow down the possibilities.

Edit. Check out this post too.

http://www.contour.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=trouble&Number=1014982&Forum=trouble&Words=p0401&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=1014942&Search=true#Post1014982

Last edited by Tony2005; 08/19/05 08:29 PM.
"Always do the cheap and easy ones first." 1996 V6 ATX 96K miles