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My check engine light came and stayed on in my 1996 Honda Accord about a month ago. I took it to a place and they said the code they got was that my EGR valve needed to be replaced which I had done. I got 3 miles from the shop and the light came back on. When I took it back the code they received was Insufficient Vacuum to EGR Valve. They replaced the vacuum hoses to the EGR valve and cleaned my fuel system; however the light is still coming on. They said that they couldn't do anything else for me. Any suggestions??

EGR wrote:

> My check engine light came and stayed on in my 1996 Honda Accord about a month ago. I took it to a place and they said the code they got was that my EGR valve needed to be replaced which I had done. I got 3 miles from the shop and the light came back on. When I took it back the code they received was Insufficient Vacuum to EGR Valve. They replaced the vacuum hoses to the EGR valve and cleaned my fuel system; however the light is still coming on. They said that they couldn't do anything else for me.
Any suggestions??

at the least , have the shop give you a full refund and put your old parts back in, since that wasnt the problem, you should'nt get charged.

I would suspect the egr control solenoid or a coolant temperature controlled vaccuum valve. I have the service manual but not with me. Ill report something if you cant get the problem solved.

P0301 is random misfire on cylinder 1, not EGR...


"EGR" <e_graceroberts007@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> My check engine light came and stayed on in my 1996 Honda Accord about a
month ago. I took it to a place and they said the code they got was that my
EGR valve needed to be replaced which I had done. I got 3 miles from the
shop and the light came back on. When I took it back the code they received
was Insufficient Vacuum to EGR Valve. They replaced the vacuum hoses to the
EGR valve and cleaned my fuel system; however the light is still coming on.
They said that they couldn't do anything else for me. Any suggestions??
>

p0300 is a random misfire, p0301 is cylinder 1 misfire
"Woody" <TheDuck@pond.net> wrote in message
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> P0301 is random misfire on cylinder 1, not EGR...
>
>
> "EGR" <e_graceroberts007@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:8036c79f6c62bc5ad7bc586192fd0708@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> > My check engine light came and stayed on in my 1996 Honda Accord about a
> month ago. I took it to a place and they said the code they got was that
my
> EGR valve needed to be replaced which I had done. I got 3 miles from the
> shop and the light came back on. When I took it back the code they
received
> was Insufficient Vacuum to EGR Valve. They replaced the vacuum hoses to
the
> EGR valve and cleaned my fuel system; however the light is still coming
on.
> They said that they couldn't do anything else for me. Any suggestions??
> >
>
>

I think you got ripped off.
"EGR" <e_graceroberts007@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> My check engine light came and stayed on in my 1996 Honda Accord about a
month ago. I took it to a place and they said the code they got was that my
EGR valve needed to be replaced which I had done. I got 3 miles from the
shop and the light came back on. When I took it back the code they received
was Insufficient Vacuum to EGR Valve. They replaced the vacuum hoses to the
EGR valve and cleaned my fuel system; however the light is still coming on.
They said that they couldn't do anything else for me. Any suggestions??
>