I have a 00 mercury sable with a check engine light on.The scanner says exhaust gas recirculation valve. So I disconnect the negative battery cable and replace the EGR valve. Later the light came back

Asked by sambinion27 Oct 15, 2014 at 11:26 PM about the 2000 Mercury Sable

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

on. The same code popped up the
same code PO401 exhaust gas
recirculation valve but I just changed
the EGR valve.What now.

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I.have same problem but the code said gas module. But went off today on own what should I do

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I have 2003 Merc sable w 106,000. No error codes, check engine light on, and stupid gas cap error light... Running okay a little shudder when I step on gas. Taking for new plugs and wires tomorrow Never buy another Ford again!

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Okay, got the plugs and wires replaced 5 days ago but the stupid gas cap light is still on, check engine light is off, and mechanic showed me no codes on the device! Definitely my LAST Ford! And I thought these cars were better made than most... I'm back to Honda and Toyota!

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