EGR Backpressure Transducer: Description and Operation

Fig. 1 EGR System:

Fig. 2 Electronic EGR Transducer (EET):

The electronic EGR transducer (EET) contains an electrically operated solenoid and a back-pressure transducer (Fig. 2). The Powertrain Control Module (PCM) operates the solenoid.

Exhaust system back-pressure controls the transducer.
- When exhaust system back-pressure becomes high enough, it fully closes a bleed valve in the transducer.
- When the PCM de-energizes the solenoid and back-pressure closes the transducer bleed valve, vacuum flows through the transducer to operate the EGR valve.

De-energizing the solenoid, but not fully closing the transducer bleed hole (because of low back-pressure), varies the strength of vacuum applied to the EGR valve.
- Varying the strength of the vacuum changes the amount of EGR supplied to the engine. This provides the correct amount of exhaust gas recirculation for different operating conditions.

This system does not allow EGR at idle.