Code P242B reports an inconsistency in exhaust gas temperature sensor 3, bank 1. On the Fiat 500X 2.0 Multijet it lights the engine warning light without affecting how the vehicle runs.
- System
- Exhaust emissions
- Component
- Exhaust gas temperature sensor
- Fault
- Engine warning light on, with the vehicle running correctly.
- Typical symptoms
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- Engine warning light on
- The vehicle runs correctly
- Vehicles affected
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- Fiat 500X 2.0 Multijet
- Main code
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- P242B Exhaust gas temperature sensor 3, bank 1, range or performance inconsistency
- Related codes
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- P242C Exhaust gas temperature sensor 3, bank 1, low reading
On this fault the diagnostic tool often returns several codes together.
- Solution
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