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Old 11-26-2007, 04:23 PM
sstein5252 sstein5252 is offline
 
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Default 97 caravan backfires sometimes

I have a 97 grand caravan and for the most part it runs well. When driving at 60 or greater it will sometimes backfire when accellerating to pass or go up a hill. It doesn't backfire when accellerating at lower speeds. Any thoughts?
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Old 11-26-2007, 08:12 PM
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Default RE: 97 caravan backfires sometimes

I had that happen when my EGR valve was starting to go bad. Has your mileage dropped off a little?
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Old 11-27-2007, 11:52 AM
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Default RE: 97 caravan backfires sometimes

I will check with my wife it's her van. How do you check the egr valve?
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Old 11-27-2007, 08:19 PM
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Default RE: 97 caravan backfires sometimes

Th thing that usually goes bad is the vacuum solenoid which comes with the valve. It will eventually set a check engine light. I've gone through this with a few of my caravans and was usually pre-ceded by poor gas mileage before the mil light. On my first 97, I remember a few backfires (one of which actually split the crimp on the muffler) , and this was before the mil came on.
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Old 12-01-2007, 12:10 AM
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Default RE: 97 caravan backfires sometimes

well before i totaled my 96 grand caravan se with the 3.3 engine i replaced the egr valve twice i had 288,000 miles on it until i hit a deer with it.. and my fuel mileage never dropped i was still pulling 25 mpg.. but i used my van to haul a ton of papers 7 nights a week..
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Old 12-01-2007, 07:37 PM
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Default RE: 97 caravan backfires sometimes

could just be sh!tty gas
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