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P24FB

Exhaust Aftertreatment Fuel Air Purge Valve Control Circuit High

The control circuit of the aftertreatment purge valve reads stuck high — typically a short to battery voltage or an open ground/return path. The driver cannot pull the line low to actuate the valve.

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

Common causes

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

  • Control wire shorted to battery voltageCommon
  • Open ground or open coilPossible
  • Connector pins corroded - high contact resistanceLess likely

Parts involved

  • Aftertreatment Purge Valve
  • Solenoid Driver

P24FB 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.