Service engine soon light
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Service engine soon light
Hi, just want to let off some steam...So, I have a 2001 F-150;. with about 90,000 miles on it (used it to move us up from the Bay Area.) Anyway! The "Service Engine Soon Light" came on...so being a good truck owner, I take it in for service. They run a diagnostics check and found out it was the EGR valve that had failed. It also needed a tune-up, so I told them to "go ahead". It came to $562.(mostly for labor). I get my truck back, decide to go for a little drive,the dog-gone light comes on again. I take it back. They had my truck for about 2 hours and they returned it to me.(telling me it was fixed) I start out again for that "little drive" and once again, the "Service Engine Soon" light comes on again. So, lucky me, I get to take my truck BACK IN AGAIN tomorrow...nice way to start the week off.-..hopefully, they will be able to find out why the light keeps coming on. Oh I forgot to mention this, the light seems to come on only after you go over 40 m.p.h.
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Anyone else have this happen?
. Anyone else have this happen?
Last edited by hyeit54; Sep 12, 2005 at 12:49 AM.
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Get the exact code.
It's likely a P0401, which if you SEARCH for it, is one of the most common EGR-related code.
Steve
PS. EGR valves seldom fail. You likely got screwed by an inexperienced technician. Doesn't it feel good to pay for someone else's kid's education?
It's likely a P0401, which if you SEARCH for it, is one of the most common EGR-related code.
Steve
PS. EGR valves seldom fail. You likely got screwed by an inexperienced technician. Doesn't it feel good to pay for someone else's kid's education?
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Originally Posted by projectSHO89
Get the exact code.
It's likely a P0401, which if you SEARCH for it, is one of the most common EGR-related code.
Steve
PS. EGR valves seldom fail. You likely got screwed by an inexperienced technician. Doesn't it feel good to pay for someone else's kid's education?
It's likely a P0401, which if you SEARCH for it, is one of the most common EGR-related code.
Steve
PS. EGR valves seldom fail. You likely got screwed by an inexperienced technician. Doesn't it feel good to pay for someone else's kid's education?
"Diag. Check-found Code 0401-EGR valve"-Next it says, " Labor to install valve and clean ports....then the tune-up. All that plus the labor came to $562.
Unfortunately, my better-half is out of town when this happens.....
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Originally Posted by code_red
hmmn they cleaned your EGR ports out and it still runs the 401 code??? Interesting
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Thanks for all the feedback, folks. I got the truck back yesterday afternoon, and she's running smooth. When they dropped it off, I asked if I was going to have anymore trouble, they told me I shouldn't. I drove her to pick
up my better-half from the airport, with no incidents(thank goodness). The light is off, and everything seems to be back to normal. Once again, thanks for everyones help.
up my better-half from the airport, with no incidents(thank goodness). The light is off, and everything seems to be back to normal. Once again, thanks for everyones help.
