My 2003 Pilot finally threw up an error code which confirmed that I have an improperly functioning EGR valve. However, I've long suspected this because I've had the symptoms for about 9 months now.
Could having had driven a car with a bad EGR valve for such a long time have inflicted any kind of damage to the engine/emission system or to anything else at all? When I take my Pilot in for service next week, can anyone think something I should have checked out due to my prolonged EGR situation I had with my car?
The most notable symptom I experienced with this bad EGR valve was the big vibration/shaking it would produce. I would feel it starting from the engine, then right away, the whole car would shake. Should I have them inspect the engine mounts and other places in the engine well with bolts holding down the engine?
Also, during this time, I felt very noticeable hesitations, almost a buckling sometimes at certain speeds between 1500RPM-1900RPM when the gear normally shift up/down (at 25MPH (40KM/H) and at 35MPH(60KM/H)) and felt as though the transmission was hesitating when shifting. Is this something a bad EGR valve could have caused or do I have a whole different tranny problem?
(FYI: Even though I had the symptoms for close to 9 months, it was too intermitten for the service techs to have duplicated the problem whenever I took it in to the dealer. But in the last month or so, the problem has become much worse and finally was able to go for a testdrive just a couple of days ago with a tech and see for himself how badly the car shook. That's when the appointment was made to bring my car in next Tuesday. But the Check Engine light came on in my car on three different ocassions now and each time, I took it to the dealer to have the error code read. Just waiting for Tuesday....)
[ March 13, 2004, 02:43 AM: Message edited by: RipRocK ]
Could having had driven a car with a bad EGR valve for such a long time have inflicted any kind of damage to the engine/emission system or to anything else at all? When I take my Pilot in for service next week, can anyone think something I should have checked out due to my prolonged EGR situation I had with my car?
The most notable symptom I experienced with this bad EGR valve was the big vibration/shaking it would produce. I would feel it starting from the engine, then right away, the whole car would shake. Should I have them inspect the engine mounts and other places in the engine well with bolts holding down the engine?
Also, during this time, I felt very noticeable hesitations, almost a buckling sometimes at certain speeds between 1500RPM-1900RPM when the gear normally shift up/down (at 25MPH (40KM/H) and at 35MPH(60KM/H)) and felt as though the transmission was hesitating when shifting. Is this something a bad EGR valve could have caused or do I have a whole different tranny problem?
(FYI: Even though I had the symptoms for close to 9 months, it was too intermitten for the service techs to have duplicated the problem whenever I took it in to the dealer. But in the last month or so, the problem has become much worse and finally was able to go for a testdrive just a couple of days ago with a tech and see for himself how badly the car shook. That's when the appointment was made to bring my car in next Tuesday. But the Check Engine light came on in my car on three different ocassions now and each time, I took it to the dealer to have the error code read. Just waiting for Tuesday....)
[ March 13, 2004, 02:43 AM: Message edited by: RipRocK ]