> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terrible Tom
>
> Tom Byrne wrote:
>
> > All the instructions note is where the EGR attaches. I don't need it for
> > emissions, but I don't want a check engine light problem.
>
> You wont get a check engine light as long as the vacuum lines are
> blocked off and your EGR port is plugged. I havn't had an EGR on
> Christine for a long time, the electrical connectors to the EGR and EVAP
> solenoids (3 of them, passenger side of the throttle body) are still
> plugged in, I'm pretty sure if you unplug those, you will get a check
> engine light... but just removing the valve itself won't throw a code.
My '92 is basically the same. There's one vacuum line (which I plugged with
the terminal off an old spark plug) and one electrical connector which must
remain connected. The PCM only checks for electrical continuity...it has
no way of knowing if the EGR actually functions.
Ray
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