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P0940

MODERATE

Hydraulic Oil Temperature Sensor Circuit High Input

What this code means

Hydraulic Oil Temperature Sensor Circuit High Input. The last transmission-related series, including gear selection controls. Like the previous one, it belongs in a workshop rather than a roadside fix.

How to read this code

  • PPowertrain
  • 0standardised code
  • 9Transmission and controls
  • 40P0940

The letter P names the system: Powertrain. The digit 0 that follows marks a standardised code, shared by all manufacturers code. The next digit, 9, locates the fault: transmission and controls.

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.

Nearby codes

P0940

System
Powertrain
Fault family
Transmission and controls
Severity
MODERATE
Origin
Standardised generic code
Read this code on your own car

Klaro shows this code and the others in plain words, alongside live engine data. An OBD2 adapter is required, sold separately.

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