CCL
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Post by CCL on Feb 4, 2020 15:56:49 GMT -5
But you really don't know yet that the recall issue is what's causing the problem you are experiencing with your car. The dealer mechanic may come up with something else and be able to quickly make the repair.
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tskeeter
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Post by tskeeter on Feb 5, 2020 1:28:16 GMT -5
Mcsangel2, I had a thought.
Many cars ago, I had a Mazda 626 four cylinder that had an intermittent stalling problem at about 66K miles. With a well warmed up engine, the car would stall when it came to a stop or when it slowed significantly, like when you turn a corner. At the same time, the engine would suffer from such a lack of power that sometimes it could barely drag itself away from a stop. The dealer determined that an EGR valve (exhaust gas recirculation valve) was failing. (The problem could not be confirmed during a test drive. But it did show up when the technician used the car to drive to and from work.) As I recall, the EGR valve was replaced under a 100K mile emissions system warranty.
If the symptoms and driving conditions your DH experienced were similar, maybe he is having the same problem.
Rather than wait for a complete and continuous failure, you might want to consider replacing the EGR valve to see if that fixes the problem. EGR valves aren’t terribly expensive (the ones I’ve bought were less than $200) and most are located where they are pretty easy to replace. If you have to pay for a few more tows, you’d quickly pay for replacing an EGR valve. (Note that in addition to the intermittent EGR failure on the Mazda, I had an intermittent EGR failure on a Dodge minivan. I suspect that as carbon from the exhaust gases passing through the EGR valve starts to build up inside the valve, parts that open and close start to stick now and then.)
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