Lazzman
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1998 Sport 4wd- V6 Sohc
I have recently experienced the same problems that I did a year and a half ago when my DPFE sensor went bad, heavy surging while driving, very poor idle, very bad smell of exhaust from the engine.
The engine finaly threw a code and I am going to get it checked out today at Autozone.
Question is: If it is the DPFE again this would be the 2nd one I have replaced in two years. The first one was a Napa model that failedafter a year and the current one is a genuine Motorcraft part. I have put less than 15k mi on the vehicle since I replaced the DPFE, vacuum motor, EGR valve and EGR tube.
What would keep causing the DPFE sensor to fail?? Also what is the purpose of the DPFE sensor and is there anyway to test it? I read that I could disconnect the vacuum hoses going to the EGR tube and plug them and that would bypass the DPFE sensor, is this true?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
The engine finaly threw a code and I am going to get it checked out today at Autozone.
Question is: If it is the DPFE again this would be the 2nd one I have replaced in two years. The first one was a Napa model that failedafter a year and the current one is a genuine Motorcraft part. I have put less than 15k mi on the vehicle since I replaced the DPFE, vacuum motor, EGR valve and EGR tube.
What would keep causing the DPFE sensor to fail?? Also what is the purpose of the DPFE sensor and is there anyway to test it? I read that I could disconnect the vacuum hoses going to the EGR tube and plug them and that would bypass the DPFE sensor, is this true?
Any help is greatly appreciated.