2000-2005 Discuss your 2000-2005 Bonneville SE, SLE, and SSEi Please use General Chat for non-mechanical issues, and Performance and Brainstorming for improvements.

SES -- EGR / Coolant Temperature Sender

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 03-18-2008, 07:54 PM
  #1  
Member
Posts like a V-Tak
Thread Starter
 
silverws6ta's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Spartanburg SC
Posts: 49
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
silverws6ta is on a distinguished road
Default SES -- EGR / Coolant Temperature Sender

Well I almost have 'Silver Flash II' running tip top with all my mods -- but as usual, something else happens -- I have been getting an intermittent DTC P0401 EGR Low Efficiency; I stopped and bought a can of cleaner but is it worth it? I found a New Delco EGR Valve on ebay for $70 and went ahead and bought it and cleared the code for now.. and also I popped another code recently for Coolant Temperature Sensor; gauge is reading fine though -- checked the connector .. is that common to go? I went and bought a GM one off ebay for $13 bucks

Do these codes randomly ever mean anything else I should look at? Or anything I could have done to trigger it? I did pull the nosedrive a couple weeks ago for inspect and coupler change, fuel level sensor, intermediate shaft, both O2'* replaced, and Magnaflow CAT install, PCM, and MPS all withing the past couple of months. Checked vacuum lines and all looked excellent and connected.

Gas mileage is averaging 24-26 MPG highway for me as well.

Thanks in advance --
Cale
Old 03-18-2008, 08:02 PM
  #2  
Senior Member
True Car Nut
 
PontiacDad's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Purgatory
Posts: 6,313
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
PontiacDad is on a distinguished road
Default

Your mods sound good so far.
The egr code is not common but some of us have deleted the egr altogether and had the code programmed out.
The coolant code? Which code is it just sensor low level or not reading? Not sure what you meant.
The 2 codes are not related and don't indicate anything seriously wrong with your car at this point.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Bob Dillon
1992-1999
5
10-29-2006 09:45 PM
eazye187
1992-1999
1
06-16-2005 06:58 PM
csomb42
1992-1999
18
09-03-2004 11:37 PM
dougworner
1992-1999
4
04-07-2004 03:32 AM



Quick Reply: SES -- EGR / Coolant Temperature Sender



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:36 PM.