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Test Description

The number below refers to the step number on the diagnostic table.

  1. 3:  This step verifies that the malfunction is present.
DTC P1404

Step Action Values Yes No
Schematic Reference:  Engine Controls Schematics 
Connector End View Reference:  Engine Controls Connector End Views  or  Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Connector End Views 
1 Did you perform the Diagnostic System Check - Vehicle? - Go to Step 2  Go to Diagnostic System Check - Vehicle in Vehicle DTC Information
2 Is DTC P0641 also set? - Go to DTC P0641  Go to Step 3 
  1. Start the engine.
  2. Observe the EGR Position Sensor parameter with a scan tool.
Is the EGR Position Sensor parameter less than the specified value?
1% Go to Step 4  Go to Step 6 
4
  1. Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
  2. Command the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve from 0 percent to 100 percent with a scan tool.
Is the EGR Position Variance parameter less than the specified value?
15% Go to Step 5  Go to Step 7 
5
  1. Observe the Freeze Frame/Failure Records for this DTC.
  2. Turn OFF the ignition for 30 seconds.
  3. Operate the vehicle within the Conditions for Running the DTC. You may also operate the vehicle within the conditions that you observed from the Freeze Frame/Failure Records
Did the DTC fail this ignition?
- Go to Step 6  Go to Diagnostic Aids
6
  1. Turn OFF the ignition.
  2. Disconnect the EGR valve.
  3. Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
  4. Observe the EGR Position Sensor parameter with a scan tool.
Is the EGR Position Sensor parameter less than the specified value?
1% Go to Step 7  Go to Step 10 
7 Connect a test lamp between the 5-volt reference circuit of the EGR valve and the low reference circuit of the EGR valve.
Does the test lamp illuminate?
- Go to Step 8  Go to Step 9 
8 Connect a 3-amp fused jumper wire from the 5-volt reference circuit of the EGR valve to the EGR valve position signal circuit.
Is the EGR Position Sensor parameter on the scan tool more than the specified value?
99% Go to Step 14  Go to Step 12 
9 Connect a test lamp between the 5-volt reference circuit of the EGR valve and a good ground.
Does the test lamp illuminate?
- Go to Step 11  Go to Step 13 
10 Test the EGR valve position signal circuit for a short to voltage. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and correct the condition?
- Go to Step 19  Go to Step 16 
11 Test the low reference circuit of the EGR valve for an open or for high resistance. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and correct the condition?
- Go to Step 19  Go to Step 16 
12 Test the EGR valve position signal circuit for high resistance or for a high resistance short to ground. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and correct the condition?
- Go to Step 19  Go to Step 16 
13 Test the 5-volt reference circuit of the EGR valve for an open or for high resistance. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and correct the condition?
- Go to Step 19  Go to Step 15 
14 Test for an intermittent and for a poor connection at the EGR valve. Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections and Repairing Connector Terminals in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and correct the condition?
- Go to Step 19  Go to Step 17 
15 Test all 5-volt reference circuits for a short to voltage. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and correct the condition?
- Go to Step 19  Go to Step 16 
16 Test for an intermittent and for a poor connection at the powertrain control module (PCM). Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections and Repairing Connector Terminals in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and correct the condition?
- Go to Step 19  Go to Step 18 
17 Replace the EGR valve. Refer to Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Valve Replacement .
Did you complete the replacement?
- Go to Step 19  -
18 Replace the PCM. Refer to Control Module References in Computer/Integrating Systems for replacement, setup, and programming.
Did you complete the replacement?
- Go to Step 19  -
19
  1. Clear the DTCs with a scan tool.
  2. Turn OFF the ignition for 30 seconds.
  3. Start the engine.
  4. Operate the vehicle within the Conditions for Running the DTC. You may also operate the vehicle within the conditions that you observed from the Freeze Frame/Failure Records
Did the DTC fail this ignition?
- Go to Step 2  Go to Step 20 
20 Observe the Capture Info with a scan tool.
Are there any DTCs that have not been diagnosed?
- Go to Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) List - Vehicle in Vehicle DTC Information System OK