Got a DTC: P 1404 How to Fix?

IdahoBiker · #1 Jan 12, 2009, 02:04 PM

I have a 2001 Buick LeSabre 3.8L V6, got this DTC: P 1404 "Valve Pintle Stuck Open", Can this Be Removed and Cleaned? IF SO, How do I Activate it, After I Clean it, to make sure it's functioning Correctly?? "IF" I need to Replace, would a Unit out of the Salvage Yard Work??
Those NEW ones are rather Spendy...

CaptainRich · Jan 15, 2009, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by IdahoBiker

I have a 2001 Buick LeSabre 3.8L V6, got this DTC: P 1404 "Valve Pintle Stuck Open", Can this Be Removed and Cleaned? IF SO, How do I Activate it, After I Clean it, to make sure it's functioning Correctly?? "IF" I need to Replace, would a Unit out of the Salvage Yard Work??
Those NEW ones are rather Spendy...

P1404 speaks to the Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) valve.

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It can be removed, but I wouldn't try cleaning it. This particular valve is a digital linear valve and unless you can clean it thoroughly, it will fail again. Same thing with one from a salvage yard: you may be installing virtually the same problem.

There are two nuts (#4) that mount the EGR but there may also be a fuel line sharing a mounting bolt. Make sure you clean the mounting surface (#3) and replace the gasket (#2).

Spendy? Yes, they are a little. Shop around.

this8384 · Jan 15, 2009, 12:21 PM

I'd also check with the dealer on this one; I've found some of the newer GM EGR valves to occasionally be the same price, if not less than aftermarket.