 98 RAV4 failed emissions - help?, P0401: Exhaust Gas Recirculation Flow Insufficient Detected |
 Jan 22, 2009 - 2:42 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Feb 7, '07 From Portland, Oregon Currently Offline Reputation: 67 (96%)  |
Is that the EGR valve?
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Jan 22, 2009 - 3:00 PM
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Indeed it is, young grasshopper.
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Jan 22, 2009 - 3:20 PM
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You may be able to clean it and put it back on, so that you don't have to replace it.
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Jan 22, 2009 - 3:25 PM
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I would bribe the guy giving me the inspection.
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Jan 22, 2009 - 4:18 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 7, '07 From Portland, Oregon Currently Offline Reputation: 67 (96%) |
It's in Seattle - they've instructed the owner of said Rav4 to go to one of the "approved" shops to have it "fixed". Sounds like a little RACKETEERING to me!
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Jan 22, 2009 - 6:18 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 23, '08 From boston MA Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
QUOTE (Dr_Tweak @ Jan 22, 2009 - 4:20 PM)  You may be able to clean it and put it back on, so that you don't have to replace it. -Doc Rookie move lol.... yeah this might work but you may also want to check the vaccum modulater next to the egr when that fails it makes it seem like its the egr.....you would want to apply vaccum to that while holding the the egr to see if the operates.... but you can try that but I'm just letting you know what it could also be |
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