Knowing your vehicle can become beneficial in emergencies. If you are ever in a situation where you want to repair something quickly or change a component, there is nothing more cost-effective than a ...

EGR stands for exhaust gas recirculation, and the EGR valve is part of a system that does as the name implies: recirculate exhaust gas back into the engine’s intake manifold for a return trip to the ...

You're driving down the road and having a normal day behind the wheel of your car. You look down on the dashboard to check your gauges and speed, but you notice that a little orange "Check Engine" ...

Most rodders underestimate the importance of maintaining the emissions equipment on their cars. Contrary to popular belief, emission controls on modern engines are designed to help maintain an ...

QUESTION: I have a 2000 Honda Accord EX V6 with 76,075 miles. It seemed when I drove the car for a long period of time and then stopped and shut off the car for a couple of seconds and then went to ...

SAE International Journal of Engines, Vol. 11, No. 6 (2018), pp. 643-656 (14 pages) In this work, various techniques are numerically investigated to assess and quantify their relative effectiveness in ...

In this work, we describe an optical diagnostic based on infrared-absorption spectroscopy that can be applied to production-like engines to evaluate the cylinder-tocylinder EGR distribution. We have ...

ANSWER: All the codes indicate engine misfire. The most common cause on this vehicle is a sticking EGR valve. When the EGR does not close fully, it causes a lean condition (too much air) and leads to ...