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    EGR circuit... Cleaned it, still CEL. Now what?

    Recap and Update... Over a week ago, I removed and cleaned the EGR valve, pipe, cooler (also, replaced spark plugs). Still had CEL and P0401....
    Post by: JKMill, Aug 20, 2018 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    EGR circuit... Cleaned it, still CEL. Now what?

    Wow, thanks for posting that. Seems with more sophisticated scanner and process one can determine with more certainty that the valve is bad or...
    Post by: JKMill, Aug 13, 2018 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    EGR circuit... Cleaned it, still CEL. Now what?

    Updating... After doing the intake manifold, so that the whole circuit was clean... egr pipe, valve, cooler, plus replacing spark plugs and pcv, I...
    Post by: JKMill, Aug 13, 2018 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    EGR system cleaned but check engine light still comes on

    Any update dbhart613? I am in same boat... cleaned egr valve/cooler/pipe, intake manifold, replaced plugs and pcv... still CEL. Might need a new...
    Post by: JKMill, Aug 12, 2018 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    EGR circuit... Cleaned it, still CEL. Now what?

    If you mean the bottom one (i.e., red in Mendel's note), I used an extension, with a universal joint between the extension and socket. Picked a...
    Post by: JKMill, Aug 12, 2018 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    EGR circuit... Cleaned it, still CEL. Now what?

    Removed and cleaned the intake today. It was definitely oily and dirty, much like those on YouTube, but the visible parts of the egr passages...
    Post by: JKMill, Aug 11, 2018 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    EGR circuit... Cleaned it, still CEL. Now what?

    Every connector was carefully cleaned and re-plugged. Car is running perfectly. Tomorrow I'm going to clean the intake, change the pcv valve...
    Post by: JKMill, Aug 10, 2018 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    EGR circuit... Cleaned it, still CEL. Now what?

    Thanks Ray, I got the valve, cooler and pipe very clean but definitely did not do the intake manifold. You think that the manifold could be dirty...
    Post by: JKMill, Aug 10, 2018 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    EGR circuit... Cleaned it, still CEL. Now what?

    Very true. Everyone should check that before undertaking this task. I do have the warranty enhancement, but unfortunately it expired March,...
    Post by: JKMill, Aug 10, 2018 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    EGR circuit... Cleaned it, still CEL. Now what?

    Hello all, About a week ago a CEL showed up. Had a parts store pull the code: P0401, insufficient EGR flow. Thanks to advice on this forum and...
    Thread by: JKMill, Aug 10, 2018, 32 replies, in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Blower Motor - replaced and not working again - need advice

    Update & thanks again: With the OEM, I did what he did, removed the control module and gave it 12V directly (worked). Pretty much isolated it to...
    Post by: JKMill, Jul 21, 2016 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Blower Motor - replaced and not working again - need advice

    BZzap, Thank you for the video. That's the exact situation and model year. His result was that, after testing, it seemed to start working again...
    Post by: JKMill, Jul 19, 2016 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Blower Motor - replaced and not working again - need advice

    Looks like the Gen 3 cars have a different set up than Gen 2, with the control module integrated on the back (bottom) of the blower motor, so I...
    Post by: JKMill, Jul 18, 2016 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum
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    Blower Motor - replaced and not working again - need advice

    Hello all, I've gotten a lot of great information here for our 2 cars over the years without ever posting before today, but need some specific...
    Post by: JKMill, Jul 17, 2016 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Main Forum