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P202D

Reductant Leakage

A leak has been detected in the DEF (urea) supply system — usually by a pressure-decay test after pump shutdown, or by visible crystallisation around fittings.

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

Symptoms

  • Check engine light or NOx warning on
  • AdBlue/DEF level or quality warning
  • Possible no-start countdown after ignore period
  • Failed emissions inspection (NOx)

Common causes

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

  • Cracked DEF line or fittingCommon
  • Pump seal leakingPossible
  • Injector mounting seal leakingPossible

Parts involved

  • Reductant Supply Line
  • Reductant Pump
  • Reductant Injection Valve

P202D 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.