scatterbunny
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We've owned a 1999 Ford Windstar 8 months now, and we love it. But a week or so ago the engine light came on, and I'm noticing a big of "lugging" when I let off the gas to slow down, like it wants to die. It's not that drastic yet, the lugging is very subtle, to the point that passengers don't notice it until I point it out.
We took it to Schuck's today because they'll hook it up to the computer diagnostic tool for free. The code came back that it was a problem with the EGR valve. The Schuck's guy said that it's pretty common on some Ford vehicles to have EGR valve issues, but that it can also end up being this sensor (can't remember the name of it now) that works with the EGR valve. He recommended taking it to the Ford dealership and having them run a diagnostic as well and getting their opinion as to what the real problem was, if it really is the EGR valve or something else that affects it. He said the part will be around $75 (if it's the EGR valve) and Ford will charge around $75 to do the diagnostic.
Thank GOODNESS dh's W2 came today, we'll do rapid refund and use our tax money for vehicle repair this year. Which means dh probably won't get his powered paraglider, but oh well. We have to have safe, reliable transportation.
So, any other Windstar owners gone through this, or anything similar? Are there any other common issues I should know about?
We also need to have the brakes done. I'm at almost 86,000 miles now and when we bought it the owner said we'd need the brakes done soon.
We took it to Schuck's today because they'll hook it up to the computer diagnostic tool for free. The code came back that it was a problem with the EGR valve. The Schuck's guy said that it's pretty common on some Ford vehicles to have EGR valve issues, but that it can also end up being this sensor (can't remember the name of it now) that works with the EGR valve. He recommended taking it to the Ford dealership and having them run a diagnostic as well and getting their opinion as to what the real problem was, if it really is the EGR valve or something else that affects it. He said the part will be around $75 (if it's the EGR valve) and Ford will charge around $75 to do the diagnostic.
Thank GOODNESS dh's W2 came today, we'll do rapid refund and use our tax money for vehicle repair this year. Which means dh probably won't get his powered paraglider, but oh well. We have to have safe, reliable transportation.
So, any other Windstar owners gone through this, or anything similar? Are there any other common issues I should know about?
We also need to have the brakes done. I'm at almost 86,000 miles now and when we bought it the owner said we'd need the brakes done soon.