thieaux Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 I was tinckeing on my car :D, and i found a unconnected plug , i saw the light maybe this is why car doesn have power after 4000rpm, wrong it turn out to be the egr temp sensor , but what really surprised me whas the fact that i didnt get a mil , and iv been checking my dtc almost every day , and never got a egr code,, could someone shine some light ove here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sha4000 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 do you hav a pic of where this plug is located? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.barleycorn Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 I was tinckeing on my car :D, and i found a unconnected plug , i saw the light maybe this is why car doesn have power after 4000rpm, wrong it turn out to be the egr temp sensor , but what really surprised me whas the fact that i didnt get a mil , and iv been checking my dtc almost every day , and never got a egr code,, could someone shine some light ove here.... I don't know the year of your car, but the following is for a 1992: dtc71.pdf Troubleshooting the EGR system, with references to the EGR gas temp sensor. Hope it helps- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thieaux Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 Thanks Guys , it seems odd that being a california car , it didnt throw a code with the temp sensor disconnected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwest Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Does the engine fault light illuminate with the ignition on but no engine start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thieaux Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 Yeah my mil light is good , i even took the maf out to see and it did turn the mil, so its good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thieaux Posted January 21, 2006 Author Share Posted January 21, 2006 Guess what , now i have the code 71 , 6months witn the temp sensor disconnected nothing, plugged it last week got the mil last night, i've had it with this car , ill check the temp sensor to see the readings... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thieaux Posted January 22, 2006 Author Share Posted January 22, 2006 Found the problem dirty temp sensor, it was covered in carbon deposits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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