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Old Aug 25, 2013 | 04:28 PM
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i have a 96 LT1 and the ses light came on the car runs and drives great. Any ideas what could cause this.
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Old Aug 25, 2013 | 06:52 PM
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Go to autozone, they will scan it free and report back with the code they give you
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Or you could look at the codes yourself:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...n-96-cars.html
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I got the code and it said P0400 egr valve not enough flow on egr system. Said could be several things.
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Old Aug 27, 2013 | 09:32 PM
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I just finished fixing mine yesterday - same code P0400 EGR issue

You have to take the EGR valve off and clean the small orifice. Here is a pic:


More info here:
http://tech.corvettecentral.com/2012...egr-diagnosis/

Mine did not look as bad as that pic, but the small orifice was plugged. I used a brass wire brush and some brake cleaner. Put the EGR value back on. I reset the code, and drove it for 15 minutes. No more SES light.
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Thanks I will do this before anynparts swap. Thanks for all the info.
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Old Aug 31, 2013 | 09:50 AM
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Ok took it off and it was very clean. If I had a vacuum leak would that cause it. I found a vacuum line to the cruise control off. Fixed it and now the cruise works again. So any ideas on why the SES lihht comes on.
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