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P2602

Coolant Pump Control Circuit Open

The ECU detects an open circuit on the electric coolant pump control line. Without pump control the engine cannot actively manage warm-up and cool-down phases.

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

Common causes

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

  • Pump motor openCommon
  • Drive line openPossible
  • Pin pushed back out of connector bodyLess likely

Parts involved

  • Electric Coolant Pump
  • Coolant Pump Wiring

P2602 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.