ddsmith1958
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- Location
- Bryant Alabama
- Vehicle Year
- 1997
- Make / Model
- FORD
- Transmission
- Manual
Hello Everyone,
I have a 97 Ford Ranger Splash 4x4 4.0 eng. 5 speed with 150,000 miles on it.
It has been running great until this Yesterday.
I was driving down the road and it started running rough when I was going up a hill.
The check eng. light came on and was blinking.
It did that a few min. and then stayed on.
(the check eng. light came on a few months agao and you good people told me it was the EGR valve and when i had it checked that was what it was, the guy who checked it said i could clean it out but i couldnt get the egr off without breaking the pipe going to it ( the nut would not break free so i unbolted it from the flange and cleaned it the best i could without removing the whole deal. I then hoked the Batt. cable back up and the light was now off and it ran good so i havent worried about it until it started acting up yesterday.
and now back to my problem, When the check eng. light stoped blinking it ran good didnt miss or anything.I went down the mountain and it ran great.
I stoped at my doctors office and when i came back out to leave it started up great but started running rough again (missing and jerking a little)
I got home and undone the Batt. cable for a few min. and started it back up.
The light didnt come back on but the truck still ran bad.
I have been told to replace the spark plugs but i wanted to check with you guys first.
I am sorry for the long letter but wanted to cover everything like it happened.
it is a 5 speed and the only trouble i have ever had with it is the EGR valve.
the gut at Advanced Auto check it that time when the check eng. light came on and said it was the Egr valve.
But this time the check eng. light blinked on and off a bunch before it stayed on.
Any advice you have i would greatly appreciate.
ddsmith
Also If I need to remove the EGR valve does anyone have any ideas about how i can get the nuts on the pipe to break free without breaking the pipe?
I have a 97 Ford Ranger Splash 4x4 4.0 eng. 5 speed with 150,000 miles on it.
It has been running great until this Yesterday.
I was driving down the road and it started running rough when I was going up a hill.
The check eng. light came on and was blinking.
It did that a few min. and then stayed on.
(the check eng. light came on a few months agao and you good people told me it was the EGR valve and when i had it checked that was what it was, the guy who checked it said i could clean it out but i couldnt get the egr off without breaking the pipe going to it ( the nut would not break free so i unbolted it from the flange and cleaned it the best i could without removing the whole deal. I then hoked the Batt. cable back up and the light was now off and it ran good so i havent worried about it until it started acting up yesterday.
and now back to my problem, When the check eng. light stoped blinking it ran good didnt miss or anything.I went down the mountain and it ran great.
I stoped at my doctors office and when i came back out to leave it started up great but started running rough again (missing and jerking a little)
I got home and undone the Batt. cable for a few min. and started it back up.
The light didnt come back on but the truck still ran bad.
I have been told to replace the spark plugs but i wanted to check with you guys first.
I am sorry for the long letter but wanted to cover everything like it happened.
it is a 5 speed and the only trouble i have ever had with it is the EGR valve.
the gut at Advanced Auto check it that time when the check eng. light came on and said it was the Egr valve.
But this time the check eng. light blinked on and off a bunch before it stayed on.
Any advice you have i would greatly appreciate.
ddsmith
Also If I need to remove the EGR valve does anyone have any ideas about how i can get the nuts on the pipe to break free without breaking the pipe?