P046C: The exhaust gas recirculation sensor A gives readings outside the normal range
The exhaust gas recirculation sensor A gives readings outside the normal range. It is usually the sensor itself, its wiring or a real fault in what it measures.
| Code | P046C |
|---|---|
| System | Engine and transmission |
| Group | P04xx, Emissions control |
| Type | Generic: it means the same on every make |
How to read and clear P046C with Final OBD
Plug an OBD2 scanner in under the steering wheel, switch the ignition on and open Final OBD. Under Faults you’ll see P046C with its description and whether it’s confirmed, pending or permanent.
If the engine stores it over standard OBD, with FREE you read this code with its explanation for nothing and clear it. With PRO you also read the faults of every control unit and clear them in all of them.
Clearing the code only turns the light off: if the cause is still there, it comes back. Clear it once it’s fixed, and not right before an inspection. It’s all in how to read and clear fault codes and in inspections and OBD.
Similar codes
- P0468 The purge flow sensor gives a higher signal than normal
- P0469 The purge flow sensor fails now and then
- P046A Temperature sensors 1 and 2 of the catalytic converter on bank 1 disagree
- P046B Temperature sensors 1 and 2 of the catalytic converter on bank 2 disagree
- P046D The exhaust gas recirculation sensor A fails now and then
- P046E The exhaust gas recirculation sensor B gives readings outside the normal range
- P046F The exhaust gas recirculation sensor B fails now and then
- P0470 The exhaust pressure sensor is not working properly
- P0400 Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) flow malfunction
- P0401 Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) flow insufficient
- P0402 Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) flow excessive
- P0403 EGR control circuit malfunction
What does code P046C mean?
The exhaust gas recirculation sensor A gives readings outside the normal range. It is usually the sensor itself, its wiring or a real fault in what it measures.
How do you clear P046C?
With an OBD2 scanner and an app like Final OBD, which clears it for free if it’s stored by the engine control unit. But clearing it only turns the light off: if the cause isn’t fixed, P046C comes back.
Read it on your car
Final OBD reads and clears engine faults through standard OBD for free, each one explained in plain English. With PRO it also reads the faults of every control unit, each make’s own codes included, and clears them in all of them.
