I HAVE A 1997 FORD EXPLORER 4.0 LITER V6 OHV. I AM ONLY ONLY GETTING 200 MILES TO THE FULL TANK AND IT SEEMS THAT I AM LACKING POWER. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD A EGR PROBLEM. I THEN TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD A DISCONTECTED WIRE. THEY CHARGED ME 70DOLLARS AND SAID MY VEHICLE WAS GOOD. THEN 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, MY LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I WENT BACK TO AUTOZONE AND THEY TOLD ME AGAIN IT WAS MY EGR SYSTEM FLOW. I GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I BELIEVED AUTO ZONE MORE THEN I BELIEVED FORD. SO I CHANGED MY EGR VALVE, ALL FILTERS, ALL FLUIDS FLUSHED AND CHANGED. THE EGR VALVE WAS ABSOULTLEY NASTY. BUT AFTER CHANGING ALL THAT THE LIGHT POPPED UP AGAIN AND THE DIAGNOSTIC SAID IT WAS STILL A EGR FLOW PROBLEM. WHAT CAN I DO TO FIX MY VEHICLE SO I CAN GET BETTER GAS MILEAGE AND BETTER POWER. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY WHO CAN GIVE INFORMATION, OR TO ANYBODY WHO SIMPLY READ THIS LIFE STORY OF MY PIECE OF S*IT VEHICLE.
NEED HELP WITH FORD EXPORER
Nov 15, 2006
6 Replies
Go back to autozone and get the code cleared from the memory. You probably still have the old code saved from before you did the egr work.
Well thank you Jim, your suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thank you.
the code that came up was 0401. Its says insufficient air flow EGR.
A buck 85 says it's the DPFE sensor... This is a three wire sensor with two hoses going to the bottom of it... Ford did extend the warranty period on it (sadly, your 97 is well beyond the extension) and, at the same time streamlined the diagnostic process (scan tool or DMM required as well as a vacuum pump) to "replace the sensor and diagnose if the concern returns"....
HTH
Well, ill give it a shot and see what happens. Thank you
Well, I replaced the EGR Valve, The DPFE sensor and all the hoses. So far so good. Thank you all.
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