Dealer or Do it yourself?

My 1998 Accord's Check engine light is on. The error is bad EGR flow so I
assume it needs a new valve and EGR port cleaning. Can I do this myself or
do I need a dealer? It is the 4cyl. Accord.

 

http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/t2t013.pdf

 

TeGGeR®,

Do you know where I can find the same info on a 99 V6 Accord? I searched
through your FAQ, including the Misc page and only found the one for the L4.
This problem was fixed once at the dealer @~35K but now that I've got 95K on
the clock, the problem is back. I've had the EGR valve off and cleaned it
up, and cleaned out as far as I could reach from that point up both runners,
but no luck. I've thought about trying a new EGR valve, but my guess is that
it is a clog and not the valve, so I would just be wasting $150 on a
non-returnable part.

TIA
Keith

 

That's the only one I've got. I wish I knew where other info was. I'd have
linked to it by now.

Simple suggestion: Call the dealer and ask what TSB your work was done
under. Then get them to give you a copy of that TSB number. They will be
happy to do that. The TSB will detail how to do the work.

It would be nice to get a scan of that TSB after.

You've never actually said what error code you got.

 

Thanks, I'll try this route. If I get the TSB, I'll shoot you a copy.

Code was P0401 "Insufficient EGR Flow"

I also just found this page via Google
http://www.v6performance.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10338 and it
appears to be the right data on the TSB and the fix. (It even has a link to
the pdf, but the site is no longer available.)

Looks like it requires a sleeve and replacement gaskets so I will go the
dealer route and try to get them to fix it under warranty and if not, I'll
buy the kit and do it myself.. My thinking is that either (A) They just
cleaned out the ports the first time around and didn't actually install the
new parts (It was performed at CarMax under their warranty and not a Honda
dealer, after checking, I was actually beyond the 36K mfg warranty and still
had a few miles on the one from CarMax) (B) If the job was done correctly,
then I should not be seeing this issue again and may qualify for the
"goodwill consideration" mentioned by Tekksun.

Thanks TeGGeR®

Keith