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P2645

A Rocker Arm Actuator Control Circuit / Open Bank 1

The controller cannot drive the rocker arm switching actuator A on bank 1 (used in cylinder deactivation systems such as VTEC, AFM, MDS). The valve lift mode cannot be switched.

  • Check engine light: Yes
  • Emissions related: No
  • Repair difficulty: hard

Common causes

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

  • Open coil in oil control valveCommon
  • Broken control wirePossible

Parts involved

  • Rocker Arm Actuator A B1
  • Oil Control Valve
  • Wiring Harness

P2645 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.