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Posted on Oct 12, 2009

Failed emissions....high nox

25 test 15 test
hc 7 9
co .02 .13
no 1354 172

fails emissions test on the 25 test. allowable nox is 712 but i'm almost double. initially it had failed on both tests with readings in the 1400's and i changed out the egr valve with a used one. could egr be sticking? no cel and car runs fine. dont get how it reads low for one test and high for the other only thing i can think of is a sticky egr.

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Sticking egr will raise everything except nox. Bad o2 bad cat hard to give an accurate diagnosis with out checking it

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