P0117 - ECT Circuit Malfunction Read more at: http://www.obd-codes.com/p0117 Copyright OBD-Codes.com What does that mea !

! "he #C" $# gi e coo%a t temperat&re' se sor is a thermistor %ocated i the e gi e b%oc( or other coo%a t passage. )t cha ges resista ce with cha ges i temperat&re o* the coo%a t that it+s i co tact with. )t+s &s&a%%y a two wire se sor. O e wire is a , -o%t re*ere ce *rom .C/ $.owertrai Co tro% /od&%e' a d the other is a gro& d s&pp%ied *rom .C/. 0s the temperat&re o* the coo%a t cha ges1 the resista ce o* the se sor cha ges. Whe the e gi e is co%d1 the resista ce is high. Whe the e gi e is warm1 the resista ce is %ow. )* the .C/ detects a sig a% -o%tage %ower tha the orma% operati g ra ge o* the se sor the .0117 code wi%% set. 2ymptoms .ote tia% symptoms i c%&de: /)3 $/a%*& ctio ) dicator 3amp' i%%&mi atio .oor *&e% eco omy .oor dri-abi%ity # gi e may r& ro&gh or b%ow b%ac( smo(e o&t the tai%pipe /ay ot id%e /ay start a d the die Ca&ses .ote tia% ca&ses o* the .0117 code i c%&de: Bad #C" se sor 2hort to gro& d o #C" sig a% circ&it 4a&%ty or damaged co ectors Wiri g har ess damaged 3oose termi a%s at #C" or .C/ .O22)B35 a o-erheated e gi e Bad .C/ .ossib%e 2o%&tio s 2i ce this code is *or a ab orma%%y %ow sig a% to the .C/ *rom the #C"1 the .C/ saw a e6cessi-e%y 7hot7 co ditio i the e gi e coo%a t. "his co&%d be d&e to *a&%ty #C" se sor or wiri g1 b&t it co&%d1 co cei-ab%y1 be ca&sed by a o-erheated e gi e.2o i* yo&r e gi e was o-erheated diag ose that *irst. 8a-i g said that here are the possib%e so%&tio s: 9si g a sca too%1 with :O#O $:ey o e gi e o**' chec( the #C" readi g o the disp%ay. O a co%d e gi e the #C" readi g sho&%d match the )0" $) ta(e 0ir "emperat&re' se sor readi g. )* it does +t1 rep%ace the #C" se sor. 1. )* the #C" readi g is showi g a e6cessi-e%y hot readi g1 *or e6amp%e more tha ;<0 deg. 41 the & p%&g the #C" se sor. "his sho&%d ca&se the #C" readi g to drop to the e6treme co%d readi g $aro& d -=0 deg.4 or so'. )* it does1 rep%ace the se sor1 beca&se it+s i ter a%%y shorted. )* it does +t cha ge the readi g1 the chec( *or a short to gro& d o the sig a% circ&it o* the #C" wiri g. )t co&%d be that the two #C" wires are shorted to each other. 3oo( *or a y cha*i g or me%ted wiri g. Repair as ecessary. a. )* yo& ca +t *i d a y wiri g prob%ems a d the #C" readi g does +t drop to the e6treme co%dest whe & p%&gged1 the 1 chec( *or -o%tage comi g o&t o* the .C/ o the sig a% wire+s pi at the .C/ co ector. )* there is +t a y -o%tage1 or it is %ow1 the the .C/ may be bad. >O"#: O some mode%s it is possib%e *or the , ?o%t re*ere ce sig a% to be temperari%y shorted. "his ca happe i* a e gi e se sor i ter a%%y shorts the , ?o%t re*ere ce. 2i ce the , ?o%t re*ere ce is a 7shared7 circ&it o ma y mode%s1 this wi%% ca&se it to be ab orma%%y %ow. 9s&a%%y1 tho&gh this wi%% be accompa ied by se-era% other se sor codes. )* yo& s&spect that may be the case1 & p%&g each se sor & ti% the , ?o%t re*ere ce reappears. "he %ast se sor & p%&gged is the o**e di g se sor. Rep%ace a d rechec( the sig a% wire *rom the .C/ co ector ;. )* the sca too% #C" readi g seems orma% at this time the the prob%em may be i termitte t. 9se a 7wigg%e7 test to ma ip&%ate the wiri g har ess a d co ectors whi%e watchi g the #C" readi g o the sca too%. Repair a y wiri g or co ectors that are %oose or corroded. 5o& co&%d chec( the 4ree@e *rame data i* yo&r sca too% has that *& ctio . )t wi%% show the #C" readi g whe the *ai%&re occ&rred. )* it shows the readi g to be at the hottest e6treme the rep%ace the #C" se sor a d see i* the code reappears. Other #C" se sor a d circ&it re%ated D"Cs: .011,1 .011<1 .011A1 .011B1 .01;,1 .01;A Read more at: http://www.obd-codes.com/p0117 Copyright OBD-Codes.com

#C" $# gi e Coo%a t "emperat&re' 2e sor 0 #C" se sor1 or # gi e Coo%a t "emperat&re 2e sor is a se sor that is screwed i to the e gi e+s b%oc( or cy%i der head a d is &sed to determi e the temperat&re o* the e gi e coo%a t. "he #C" se sor is basica%%y a thermistor that cha ges resista ce with temperat&re. Whe the #C" $e gi e coo%a t temperat&re' is high $hotter'1 the resiste ce is %ow1 a d whe the #C" is %ow $coo%er' the resiste ce is high. "his resista ce readi g is se t to the -ehic%e+s .C//#C/ $car+s o board comp&ter' a d is or ca be &sed to acti-ate emissio co tro%s or t&r the e gi e+s coo%i g *a o . "he #C" se sor is &s&a%%y a two wire se sor that &ses a , -o%t re*ere ce *rom the .C/ with a gro& d sig a% bac( to the .C/. ) ge era% terms i* the #C" readi g is co%d the readi g co&%d be %ess tha 0., -o%ts $o the gro& d sig a%' a d whe the e gi e is hot the readi g co&%d be aro& d C -o%ts. 4or speci*ic readi gs *or yo&r app%icatio 1 see a -ehic%e-speci*ic repair ma &a%. >ote that the #C" se sor is ot the same thi g as a coo%a t temperat&re 2#>D#R. "he temperat&re se der is typica%%y &sed as the readi g *or the temperat&re ga&ge o the i str&me t c%&ster. 8ere is a photo o* o e #C" se sor: .hoto o* #C" se sor )* the #C" se sor or associated wiri g has *ai%ed1 yo& may see some o* the *o%%owi g #C" se sor D"C tro&b%e codes: .011, - .011< - .0117 - .011A .011B - .01;, - .01;< - .01;7 - .01;A Read more at: http://www.obd-codes.com/*aD/ect-se sor.php Copyright OBD-Codes.com