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P1423 fault code: what it means

P1423: Secondary air injection bank 1 flow too low. Cold-start emissions only.

Engine and gearbox (powertrain) · Minor

Usual causes, most likely first

  1. failed secondary air pump
  2. stuck combi valve
  3. collapsed vacuum hose
  4. pump fuse blown

P1423 by make

Audi

Secondary air injection bank 1 flow too low. Cold-start emissions only.

Usual causes: failed secondary air pump; stuck combi valve; collapsed vacuum hose; pump fuse blown

BMW

Secondary air injection bank 1 flow too low.

Usual causes: failed secondary air pump; stuck secondary air valve; blocked air channels in the head

Skoda

Secondary air injection bank 1 flow too low. Cold-start emissions only.

Usual causes: failed secondary air pump; stuck combi valve; collapsed vacuum hose; pump fuse blown

Volkswagen

Secondary air injection bank 1 flow too low. Cold-start emissions only.

Usual causes: failed secondary air pump; stuck combi valve; collapsed vacuum hose; pump fuse blown

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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