grrrr my car wont start!

[prince_tiny]

ok so i just posted about my car having a rough idle and when i pressed the gas pedal it would slow down then the car shut off altogether. im getting the egr valve cel code and i cleaned the valve and replaced the gasket. and still my car wont start back up. what the hell am i supposed to do its my only car and a daily driver to work.

[DTaccords85]

It sounds like the Cat is cloged up because you said it slows down when you press the gas padel. You can unbolt it from the front a see if it will start up.

[accordaffair]

If you have another egr valve you could try swapping it in, or at least unplug the vacuum hose from the egr and plug off the hose.

It prevents the egr from opening, the car can only run in certain instances with exhaust gas circulating in the intake. If the car is idling and you introduce the exhaust gas it will stall and die. Under normal conditions in a motor thats operating correctly that is. A car with clogged egr ports may only sputter a bit but not die out.

I've heard of your problem on cars with broke cats, but also on cars with a broke ignition system

[prince_tiny]

ok where exactly do i unbolt the cat from i dont know the location of it. do u mean like leave an open header? and do i block off the hose itself or the pipe leading out of the egr?

[accordaffair]

well, first, the cat is right after the flex pipe, and yeah run it open header basically just to see if that solves it. To check the cat, look through it for any obstructions or melting, etc

and for the egr, just remove the vacuum hose running to it from the black box, and cap it off so it doesn't leak. Cap/plug the hose, not the valve.

[prince_tiny]

when i originally removed the hose to clean the egr and replace the gasket there was nothing coming out of the hose whatsoever. think maybe that might be part of the problem?

[prince_tiny]

and another thing. i cant get the damn bolts from the cat, or the cat heat shield to come off cuz they are all rusted to hell.