KlaroFault codeP0096
MODERATEIntake Air Temperature Sensor 2 Circuit Range/Performance
What this code means
Intake Air Temperature Sensor 2 Circuit Range/Performance.
P0096 is a generic code: it means the same thing on every make. P0096 belongs to family P00xx — Fuel and air metering, auxiliary emission controls. Its page explains how to read a code and groups all its codes by part.
Type of fault
The signal stays within its electrical limits, but its value is not plausible: it does not match what the control unit expects given the other sensors. The sensor may be drifting with age, but it may also be faithfully measuring a real mechanical problem — a leak, a blockage, an air leak. Replacing the sensor without checking does not always clear the fault.
Intake air temperature sensor
This sensor measures the temperature of the air entering the engine, often built into the airflow sensor or placed in the intake manifold. Cold air is denser: the control unit uses the temperature to adjust fuelling and ignition timing.
What you notice
Often nothing noticeable; sometimes harder cold starts, a slightly higher consumption, or reduced power if the reading claims the air is very hot.
How to check it
Engine cold and parked overnight, the intake air temperature, the coolant temperature and the outside temperature should all read about the same in Klaro. A value stuck at −40 °C or at a very high figure points to an open or short circuit in the wiring rather than to the sensor itself.
Watch it live in Klaro
With an OBD2 adapter plugged in, these live readings show the part at work, when your car reports them:
- Intake air temperature
- Ambient air temperature
- Coolant temperature
What to do
Have it checked this week. The car remains usable, but the fault will not clear itself and will fail the roadworthiness test.
Clearing a code switches the light off but repairs nothing: if the fault remains, the code comes back. Clearing a fault code yourself →
How to read this code
- PPowertrain
- 0standardised code
- 0Fuel and air metering, auxiliary emission controls
- 96P0096
Other codes for the same part
- P0095Intake Air Temperature Sensor 2 Circuit
- P0097Intake Air Temperature Sensor 2 Circuit Low
- P0098Intake Air Temperature Sensor 2 Circuit High
- P0099Intake Air Temperature Sensor 2 Circuit Intermittent/Erratic
- P0110Intake Air Temperature Circuit Malfunction
- P0111Intake Air Temperature Circuit Range/Performance Problem
- P0112Intake Air Temperature Circuit Low Input
- P0113Intake Air Temperature Circuit High Input
- P0114Intake Air Temperature Circuit Intermittent
