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P0045 fault code: what it means

P0045: Turbo boost control circuit open: the electronic actuator that moves the turbo vanes is not responding electrically. Ranger 3.2/2.2 use an electronic turbo actuator.

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Usual causes, most likely first

  1. failed electronic turbo actuator
  2. actuator wiring or plug
  3. seized turbo vanes overloading the actuator

P0045 by make

Ford

Turbo boost control circuit open: the electronic actuator that moves the turbo vanes is not responding electrically. Ranger 3.2/2.2 use an electronic turbo actuator.

Usual causes: failed electronic turbo actuator; actuator wiring or plug; seized turbo vanes overloading the actuator

GWM

Turbo boost control solenoid circuit.

Usual causes: failed boost control (VGT) solenoid; wiring or connector

Isuzu

Turbo boost control (VGT) solenoid circuit.

Usual causes: failed VGT control solenoid/actuator; wiring or connector

LDV

Turbo boost control solenoid circuit.

Usual causes: failed boost control solenoid/actuator; wiring or connector

Mitsubishi

Turbo boost control solenoid / actuator circuit open (VGT diesels).

Usual causes: faulty VGT control solenoid or actuator; wiring open circuit or connector fault

Nissan

Turbo boost control solenoid circuit open. YD25 goes into limp mode with little or no boost.

Usual causes: failed boost control solenoid (common part on D40); solenoid wiring or connector; split vacuum hose to turbo actuator

Volvo

Turbo boost control solenoid/actuator circuit open.

Usual causes: failed turbo actuator or boost control valve; wiring or connector fault

What the repair usually costs

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Before you clear it

Write the code down or photograph the scanner first. A code that comes straight back after clearing points to a fault that is still there. A car whose codes were cleared just before you arrived may be hiding one: the scanner's readiness monitors show "not ready" for a while after codes are cleared.

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