P2418: The evaporative emission system switching valve control has a broken or
The evaporative emission system switching valve control has a broken or disconnected wire. It is usually a broken wire, a loose connector or the part itself.
| Code | P2418 |
|---|---|
| System | Engine and transmission |
| Group | P24xx, EGR, EVAP and particulate filter |
| Type | Generic: it means the same on every make |
How to read and clear P2418 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 P2418 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
- P2414 O2 sensor exhaust sample error (bank 1, sensor 1)
- P2415 The lambda sensor exhaust sample (bank 2, sensor 1) is not working properly
- P2416 The signals from heated lambda sensors 2 and 3 on bank 1 are swapped
- P2417 The signals from heated lambda sensors 2 and 3 on bank 2 are swapped
- P2419 The evaporative emission system switching valve control gives a lower signal
- P241E The AdBlue heater coolant control valve has got stuck
- P2420 The evaporative emission system switching valve control gives a higher signal
- P2421 The evaporative emission system vent valve has got stuck
- P2400 EVAP leak detection pump control circuit open or faulty
- P2413 Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system performance
- P2425 EGR cooler valve control circuit open or faulty
- P242F Diesel particulate filter restriction: ash accumulation
What does code P2418 mean?
The evaporative emission system switching valve control has a broken or disconnected wire. It is usually a broken wire, a loose connector or the part itself.
How do you clear P2418?
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, P2418 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.
