P0081
Intake Valve Control Solenoid Circuit Bank 2
Generic electrical fault on the intake-valve control solenoid for bank 2 (used to switch valve lift, deactivation or VVL profiles).
- Check engine light: Yes
- Emissions related: Yes
- Repair difficulty: medium
Common causes
Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.
- Solenoid coil failedCommon
Parts involved
- Intake Valve Solenoid
- Solenoid Wiring
P0081 is a generic OBD-II code defined by SAE J2012. Exact wording and diagnostic procedure vary by manufacturer and model. Code definitions are drawn from the public-domain OBDex dataset; the workshop notes are our own.