P00AE
Intake Air Temperature Sensor 1 Circuit Intermittent Bank 2
Intermittent signal from IAT sensor 1 on bank 2. The intake air temperature sensor feeds the ECM's density calculation — a drifted reading miscalculates fuel mass and pushes mixture lean (cold reading) or rich (hot reading).
- Check engine light: Yes
- Emissions related: Yes
- Repair difficulty: easy
Common causes
Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.
- Connector loose or corrodedCommon
- Connector with intermittent contact under vibrationLess likely
- Harness routed against vibrating componentLess likely
Parts involved
- IAT Sensor 1
- Sensor Wiring
P00AE 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.