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P011F

Engine Coolant Temperature 2 / Ambient Air Temperature Correlation

Engine Coolant Temperature 2 / Ambient Air Temperature Correlation: the value does not correlate with the related sensor or expected pattern.

  • Check engine light: Yes
  • Emissions related: Yes
  • Repair difficulty: easy

Symptoms

  • Check engine light on
  • Cooling fan runs constantly or not at all
  • Cabin heater weak or excessively hot
  • Possible long warm-up time or hard cold start

Common causes

Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.

  • One sensor driftedCommon

Parts involved

  • ECT Sensor 2
  • Ambient Air Temp Sensor

P011F 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.