Can you drive with a bad EGR sensor?
Can I drive with a bad EGR valve? Technically, you can drive your vehicle with a bad EGR valve, but your vehicle will run rough, shake at idle, and a check engine light will be illuminated. You might also hear popping sounds while driving down the road.
How do I fix my P0401 code?
What repairs can fix the P0401 code?
- Replacing the leaking or clogged EGR valve.
- Replacing a broken vacuum line to the EGR valve or control solenoid.
- Replacing an EGR temperature sensor or clean the carbon off of it to repair it if it does not register enough of a temperature change.
What happens if you block off your EGR valve?
If the EGR valve is clogged or completely blocked off it can longer re-burn harmful emissions in the combustion chamber. The NOx emissions will flow unregulated through the combustion chamber and out of the exhaust pipe. The excessive NOx emissions will show up during a smog test and cause a failure.
Can I just unplug EGR valve?
No, unplugging it will not stop the EGR cooler from failing…the hot gases will still be there to melt the solder and cause a leak.
What’s the EGR code on my Toyota Camry?
I have a 1998 Toyota Camry with the code P0401 and bought a new egr valve. After about 60 miles on the car the same code pops up again. I have failed emission test twice already. Also I drove my car about 200 miles and all the monitors on my car still haven’t reset itself. Somebody please tell me why? Any suggestions??
Is there any way to test if I got a bad EGR valve?
EGR Valve. is there any way to test if I got a bad EGR Valve? You need to know the error code number (s) themself (like P0466). An error code can point to a couple different potential problem, usually sequence in highest probability of causing the problem, to lowest probability of causing the problem.
Is there a fix for a JGC EGR replacement?
Looks like you found the right place to post: 05jgcgirl, “05 JGC EGR replacement” #1, 16 Jul 2009 10:05 pm. Good luck, hope we can help! I have the same problem but you are more fortunate than I. Your problem is covered under a recall that Toyota will repair for free and refund you any money that it cost you to fix on your own.
Why did AutoZone convert the error code to EGR?
It appears from your posts, that AutoZone converted the error code for you to the first item on the potential cause list which was EGR. Doubt that the new EGR would be defective.