EGR Monitor

1991 Mercury Tracer Base, 4D Sedan, AutomaticSECTION EGR Monitor
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 1995 Lincoln Continental. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

EGR system DTC is stored in memory, and Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) is illuminated after EGR system monitor detects a malfunction during 2 consecutive drive cycles. MIL is turned off after 3 consecutive trips, during which no malfunction is detected that would normally trigger a DTC. DTC is erased from memory after 40 warm-up cycles, during which no malfunction is detected. DTC can also be erased, by using Powertrain Control Module (PCM) reset function on NGS tester.

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