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P02E0

Diesel Intake Air Flow A Control Circuit/Open

The drive circuit for the diesel intake air-flow control valve A is open. This valve (also called intake throttle, swirl flap actuator, or anti-shudder valve) closes the diesel intake to control airflow during regeneration and shutdown.

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

Common causes

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

  • Actuator winding openCommon
  • Open wire to actuatorPossible
  • Pin pushed back out of connector bodyLess likely

Parts involved

  • Diesel Intake Throttle
  • Diesel Intake Throttle Actuator

P02E0 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.