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P242C fault code: what it means

P242C: Exhaust gas temperature sensor No.3 circuit low (diesel, at the DPF). Regeneration may be inhibited.

Engine and gearbox (powertrain) · Costly if missed

Usual causes, most likely first

  1. exhaust gas temperature sensor No.3
  2. wiring shorted to ground

P242C by make

Mazda

Exhaust gas temperature sensor No.3 circuit low (diesel, at the DPF). Regeneration may be inhibited.

Usual causes: exhaust gas temperature sensor No.3; wiring shorted to ground

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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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