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The air path and the cylinders: turbo boost and VGT position, intake and charge-air temperature, mass airflow, the intake-air heater and glow plugs, crank and cam position, and the engine-protection logic that pulls power when a reading goes out of range. EGR is not here — it is under Aftertreatment. A single sensor fault in this list usually shows up as low power long before anything actually fails.

All 58 engine SPN/FMI and OBD codes in the knowledge base are listed below — each with what it means, how serious it is, the most-likely causes, and what to check first.

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Engine codes (58)

SPN 1569 · FMI 31Serious
Engine Protection — Power Derate Active
SPN 102 · FMI 3Caution
Boost Pressure Sensor — Voltage High
SPN 105 · FMI 0Serious
Intake Manifold (Charge Air) Temp — High
SPN 1127 · FMI 16Serious
Turbo Boost Pressure — High / Overboost
SPN 102 · FMI 0Serious
Boost pressure high
SPN 102 · FMI 4Serious
Boost sensor — voltage low
SPN 105 · FMI 3Serious
Intake manifold temp — voltage high
SPN 105 · FMI 4Serious
Intake manifold temp — voltage low
SPN 164 · FMI 1Serious
Injection control pressure low (HEUI — older engines)
SPN 174 · FMI 16Serious
Fuel temperature high
SPN 190 · FMI 2Serious
Engine speed sensor — erratic
SPN 190 · FMI 16Serious
Engine overspeed
SPN 641 · FMI 7Serious
Turbocharger 1 Wastegate/VGT Actuator - Mechanical System Not Responding Properly (VGT vanes stuck / not tracking commanded position)
SPN 647 · FMI 3Serious
Fan drive — voltage high
SPN 647 · FMI 4Serious
Fan drive voltage low
SPN 723 · FMI 8Serious
Cam position sensor — abnormal signal
SPN 729 · FMI 3Serious
Intake air heater voltage high
SPN 1127 · FMI 0Serious
Turbo boost pressure high
SPN 1172 · FMI 3Serious
Turbo compressor inlet temp high voltage
SPN 1176 · FMI 3Serious
Turbo compressor inlet pressure — high voltage
SPN 1209 · FMI 2Serious
Exhaust gas pressure sensor erratic
SPN 1209 · FMI 3Serious
Exhaust back pressure sensor — high voltage
SPN 2795 · FMI 7Serious
VGT actuator position — not responding
SPN 3482 · FMI 3Serious
Fuel shut-off valve — voltage high
SPN 3509 · FMI 4Serious
Sensor supply 1 (5V) — low voltage
SPN 3510 · FMI 4Serious
Sensor supply 2 — low voltage
SPN 3513 · FMI 4Serious
Sensor supply 5 — low voltage
SPN 5571 · FMI 7Serious
VGT position — not responding (similar to 2795)
SPN 5585 · FMI 31Caution
Engine derate active — parent fault
SPN 5856 · FMI 3Serious
Turbo turbine inlet temp — high voltage
P0016Serious
Crankshaft/Camshaft Correlation Bank 1 Sensor A
P003ASerious
Turbocharger/Supercharger Boost Control A Position Exceeded
P0096Caution
Intake Air Temp Sensor 2 Circuit Range
P0098Caution
Intake Air Temperature Sensor 2 Circuit High Input
P0100Serious
Mass Airflow Sensor Circuit Malfunction
P0101Serious
Mass Airflow Circuit Range/Performance
P0102Serious
Mass Airflow Circuit Low Input
P0103Serious
Mass Airflow Circuit High Input
P0104Caution
Mass Airflow Circuit Intermittent
P0129Informational
Barometric Pressure Too Low
P0215Critical
Engine Shutoff Solenoid Circuit
P0219Critical
Engine Overspeed
P0234Serious
Turbocharger Overboost
P0235Caution
Turbocharger Boost Sensor A Circuit
P0237Caution
Turbocharger Boost Sensor A Circuit Low
P0238Caution
Turbocharger Boost Sensor A Circuit High
P0243Serious
Turbocharger Wastegate Solenoid Circuit
P0245Serious
Turbocharger Wastegate Solenoid Low
P0246Serious
Turbocharger Wastegate Solenoid High
P0299Serious
Turbocharger Underboost Condition
P0341Serious
Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Range
P0380Serious
Glow Plug/Heater Circuit A
P051BCaution
Crankcase Pressure Sensor Circuit Range
P052ACaution
Positive Crankcase Ventilation Regulator Valve Performance
P0540Serious
Intake Air Heater Circuit Fault
P0541Serious
Intake Air Heater Circuit Low
P0542Serious
Intake Air Heater Circuit High
P06DASerious
Internal Control Module Throttle Actuator Controller Performance

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