I have had my Bird for about 4 years now and noticed that there is a lot less power than it used to have. Its very sluggish and also very bad on gas. I am one of those live paycheck to paycheck guys so there is not a lot of money for regular maintinance unless it doesnt run. I heard that a bad EGR valve can cause poor performance and bad gas mileage. Its seems like it is more sluggish when it is hot outside. When i try to accelerate it seems like it says "you want me to do what?!" Also I hear a rattle in the cat area so Im wondering if the EGR valve can cause the cat to take a crap? What else could cause that? I want to try and find the original problem so I dont have to replace things over and over. It starts fine and idles fine but acceleration is very slow. Any other ideas? Thank you.
BTW: I also have engine ping (or whatever its called) I think this could also be from the EGR valve but could be from something else. just out of curiosity what causes an EGR valve to go bad? Thanks again.
BTW: I also have engine ping (or whatever its called) I think this could also be from the EGR valve but could be from something else. just out of curiosity what causes an EGR valve to go bad? Thanks again.
