# Yikes, anyone know what this is? 2004 ford escape

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/yikes-anyone-know-what-this-is-2004-ford-escape/123254>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** escape, ford\
**Created:** [August 19, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/yikes-anyone-know-what-this-is-2004-ford-escape/123254 "2018-08-19T20:52:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Mandii\_Gonzales](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85e7bf/32.png) [@Mandii\_Gonzales](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mandii_Gonzales)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/yikes-anyone-know-what-this-is-2004-ford-escape/123254/1 "2018-08-19T20:52:45Z")

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![received_272223680173145](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/c/c046ae56449bfd1fde2c2957e068deb4f5f5919f.jpeg)

Wont go over 45mph

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/yikes-anyone-know-what-this-is-2004-ford-escape/123254/2 "2018-08-19T21:09:16Z")

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That is the EGR valve and there is a hole in it. What caused the hole? Perhaps there is an exhaust restriction like a plugged catalytic converter.

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**Author:** ![Mandii\_Gonzales](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85e7bf/32.png) [@Mandii\_Gonzales](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mandii_Gonzales)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/yikes-anyone-know-what-this-is-2004-ford-escape/123254/3 "2018-08-19T21:14:36Z")

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Not sure, didnt have any issues until today