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Electronic drive-by-wire throttle body assembly showing the round bore, butterfly plate and motor housing

What Is a Throttle Body, and What Makes One Fail?

Summary: A throttle body is the air valve at the entrance to your engine’s inlet manifold: a round plate in...
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Electric EGR valve assembly with its position sensor connector on a UK auto-electronics workshop bench next to a diagnostic scan tool

EGR Fault Codes: P0401, P0402, P0403, P0404, P0405 and P0409

Summary: Three of these six codes describe exhaust gas that did not move the way the ECU asked for it...
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Bosch VP44-style rotary diesel injection pump with its electronic diesel control unit (EDC) bolted on top, on a UK auto-electronics workshop bench next to a diagnostic scan tool

Diesel Pump EDC Fault Codes: P0251, P1564, P1631, P1632 and P1664

Summary: A Bosch VP44 or PSG5 diesel pump has a joint across the top of it, and working out which...
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Automated-manual clutch actuator unit beside a rugged diagnostic scan tool on a UK auto-electronics workshop bench

Clutch Actuator Fault Codes: P0810, P0811, P0900, P0901, P0902, P0903 and P0904

Summary: Every code on this page is a disagreement about one number: how far the clutch actually moved. An actuator...
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Transmission control module and automatic gearbox mechatronic unit connected to a diagnostic scan tool on a UK auto-electronics workshop bench

Transmission Control Module Fault Codes: P0700, P0705, P0726, P0841, P0805 and P0863

Summary: P0700 is a pointer, not a diagnosis. It is the engine ECU passing on a message from the other...
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CAN bus diagnostic scan tool connected to a car wiring harness and control module on a workshop bench

Lost Communication Fault Codes: U0155, U0140, U0121, U0126, U0100 and U3000 Explained

Summary: A lost communication fault code names a silence, not a failure. U0155, U0140, U0121, U0126, U0100 and U3000 all...
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