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Title: 95 sidekick check engine light off and on
Post by: Taymer on October 29, 2009, 06:21:03 PM
This is really weird but my check engine light will come on for about a day then turn off. some times longer than others but it turns on when I'm cruising at about 45 to 50 MPH and i have noticed that to get it to turn off a can just take the freeway and drive 60 to 65 MPH for awhile until it turns off. Anything would help. I'm dying to figure out what this is. Thanks
Title: Re: 95 sidekick check engine light off and on
Post by: ToyYoda on October 29, 2009, 06:59:23 PM
It's most likely the EGR but you should just stop by a Kragen auto parts store (other parts store may do the same thing) & have them pull the code. No charge, they hope you will buy the required part there. All we can do is speculate. ???
Title: Re: 95 sidekick check engine light off and on
Post by: captchee on October 30, 2009, 05:35:09 AM
Title: Re: 95 sidekick check engine light off and on
Post by: Taymer on October 30, 2009, 05:35:27 PM
Thank you both for your help. Im curious as to how this is going to turn out.
Title: Re: 95 sidekick check engine light off and on
Post by: Taymer on November 09, 2009, 12:28:04 PM
this worked like a charm.the code came up as my EGR so i took it off and sure enough is was stuck half way open. i cleaned is and bolted it back on and my CEL went off after about 2 minutes of idling
Title: Re: 95 sidekick check engine light off and on
Post by: captchee on November 10, 2009, 05:25:13 PM
cool .
 now if it comes back on , and throws an EGR code , you will need to clean all the passages  and look closly at the EGR to make sure its  pressure tight .
 the EGR is just a valve  the opens , or depending on the type , closes  under vacume . inside the valve there is a piston that must seat to  seal . if it doesnt  it will let gasses by  before the engine is rady . thus it throws a code .
 and EGR code can be a pain to  get rid of .
 but if  it comes back on , take the egr off and clean all the lines  and  channels  as best you can . they go through the engine block  and even up into the throttle body on the 16  V