<IMG src=smileys/smiley6.gif border="0">my friend owns a 97' stratus and his check engine lights comes on every once in a while at random times. we tested the code this morning and the code came out to be and egr failure. does this mean the egr is clogged, not working, or could the computer just be pulling my chain. also sometime all of his gauges stop working. so we reset the computer and they all worked fine, but it did it once more and now it stopped. can anyone help. thanks

Well, the EGR is probably sticking, not clogged, the code shouldn't pull your chain, it's usually right. The EGR is going to be from $100 to $125 depending on engine size at your local dealer and if the car is high mileage, consider changing the gaskets for the EGR too.</P>


I don't think the Gauges have a connection, but maybe there's a lose wire, that's semi common, and if not, the cluster may need replacing... </P>


I hope this kelps!</P>


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<FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=green size=3>You say it gave you a code. What Pcode did it give you? More info please </FONT></P>


<FONT face=Arial color=#008000 size=3>p0442, p0445 - the more common for egr are usually indicating a leak. Start by checking all of your vacuum lines , canister first. </FONT></P>


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I would also make sure that the inside of where the EGR is bolted up to is cleaned out sometimes these have a bunch of crap in there and putting on a new EGR will not solve the problem.