Improperly Installed Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Valve
This bulletin involves removing and inspecting the vacuum tube, EGR tube gaskets, tube flange mounting bolts and possibly replacing the EGR tube gaskets and torquing the flange bolts.
Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find that the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) has been set:P245B - EGR-Cooler-Bypass-Control-Circuit-Performance. The customer may also notice one or more of the following:An exhaust smell in the cabin. A whistle noise coming from the engine compartment.