Hi. Having some issues with my van (Ford Transit Connect 2003), currently replaced fuel pump fuel filter and after two sets of fault refurbed injectors i got some brand new one. Only remaining fault code is EGR Valve and it has two cables stickign out of it. Also have a gash on my air filter pipe which is being replaced later this week.
Van is currently running choppy, making some weird noises, cutting out when coming to a stop, struggling to turn over, and stalling when idling or when coming to a stop. (would these be related to egr and air filter?)
My main concern is that these issues are due to the EGR valve having two cables hanging out of it. Earlier today i came to a stop at some traffic lights, the van stalled out, i could just about get it to turn over and pull into first gear then it would stall out again. After rolling it to a curb I had a fiddle with my EGR cables and attempted to push them through the holes (in photo below). This seemed to fix the fault and i drove home as usual, about five mins from my house the van started struggling to accelerate and i basically had to drive the remaining distance in second gear at 20mph. Once i got back i popped the bonnet again and could easily pull out the cables from the egr valve.
My questions are
- Would these issues I'm facing be caused from EGR and Air filter or could there be another underlying issues?
- How can i get the cables back into the clip of the EGR permanently as they cannot be pushed in in the way most electrical fittings can?
- Which order should the cables be fitted into the clip?
Thanks so much if youre able to help, really coming to my wits end with this van so would love to see it fixed and see an end of mechanic bills.