> Ok, I took your advice and procurred a code reader, and found that the
> "check eng" light was due to a bad EGR valve. I purchased one just today
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> to
> get one made? if so, where and how to I do that?? thanks...
That tube can be a real pain to get off. Try soaking the nut and threads
in 'PB Blaster' penetrating fluid for a day or more without driving the
car. If you start the engine too soon, the heat will evaporate the
penetrating fluid before it's had time to work. Even so, it could
require some heat from a torch to loosen the nut. It might be easier if
you remove the entire assembly with the EGR valve and tube still
attached so you can work on the nut but I don't recall if this is
possible on the 1.9 engine. If so, you would have to loosen the nut on
the other end of the tube at the exhaust manifold and that could be just
as difficult. I suppose you could cut the tube at some accessible
location if you intend to replace it but you would still have to get the
tube nut loose on the exhaust manifold. My experience has been that the
nut on the exhaust manifold is usually easier to loosen than the EGR end.
The EGR tube is a dealer part and it's not cheap. The lowest online
price I found was about $170! That would make me search the junk yards
for a good one before paying that much for a new one.
Randymazz - 24 Dec 2006 03:59 GMT
the manual i use had me take the whole tube off the manifold with the valve
still attached, but the valve and tube are soo well fused together, vise
grips and a very large adjustable couldn't break them free. But if the
tube fitting is so far gone, wouldn't it be advisable, though very
expensive no doubt, to get a new tube? I checked with AutoZone and various
other parts places, and they stock straight tubing that might be bendable,
ever heard of that?
Randymazz - 25 Dec 2006 04:03 GMT
Hey, what do you know! I had a friend from my church help me soak the EGR
valve and tube with penetrant, and the parts separated within 10 minutes!
So, the new valve is on and working great...only now I have a new code
come up that says "Cylinder identification circuit failure." ...you gotta
be kidding me! so what does this new code mean? Is it detrimental to run
the car with the code active? I must certainly say that the engine runs
much better with the new EGR vavle on it...Thanks for all your help,
please keep it coming!!!
Fordfan - 25 Dec 2006 19:01 GMT
> Hey, what do you know! I had a friend from my church help me soak the EGR
> valve and tube with penetrant, and the parts separated within 10 minutes!
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> much better with the new EGR vavle on it...Thanks for all your help,
> please keep it coming!!!
Voila! Never underestimate the power of a good penetrating fluid. What
kind did you use? Sometimes you have to soak the part overnight to get
it loose. Did you have much trouble getting the nut loose at the other
end of the tube on the exhaust manifold? How many miles on the car?
I don't have a clue what that new code means. What's the number? I
didn't think a 95' Escort with the OBD-I system had the ability to
identify problems with particular cylinders.
Randymazz - 26 Dec 2006 02:29 GMT
the numeric code for this problem was a 214 or a 412...whichever lists the
"cylinder identification circuit fault/failure." I'm not sure what's going
on with it, but the car is running a whole lot better now. The penetrant
was liquid wrench; we took the whole tube off with the valve still
attached since it was the fitting that connected the tube to the valve
that was the sore spot. after about 10 minutes of spraying and tapping,
the fitting broke free. I had no trouble at all with the fitting on the
end that went on the o2 sensor, just a little knuckle busting trying to
wrench around the plug wires and radiator. all I did was remove the
breather tube, 2 elec connectors, 3 vacuum hoses and it had plenty of room
to come out in one piece. thanks for your advice, hope your Christmas was
well!
Randymazz - 26 Dec 2006 02:31 GMT
oh, the car has 133,000 miles on it, and runs great!! ...(now..lol)