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P2431

Secondary Air Injection System Air Flow/Pressure Sensor Circuit

The ECU detects a general fault in the secondary air injection system air flow or pressure sensor circuit. The diagnostic cannot verify proper SAI operation.

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

Common causes

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

  • Defective SAI sensorCommon
  • SAI sensor wiring faultPossible

Parts involved

  • Sai Pressure Sensor
  • Sai Wiring

P2431 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.