The codes p0597 p0598 and p0599 all refer to an electronically controlled engine thermostat.
Thermostat heater control circuit open mini cooper.
The control circuit is most likely either open or short.
The ecm controls the engine coolant thermostat heater by grounding the control circuit with a solid state device called a driver.
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This is a generic powertrain diagnostic trouble code dtc which means it covers all makes models 1996 newer.
While there are a variety of reasons your mini cooper countryman s heater is not working the most common 3 are a broken heater blower motor a problem with the thermostat or a failed heater blower motor resistor.
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Positive crankcase ventilation heater control circuit open.
Obd ii fault code p0597 is a generic code that is defined as thermostat heater control system circuit open and is set when the pcm powertrain control module detects an open circuit loss of continuity in the heater control circuit of an electrically assisted thermostat also known as a mapped thermostat.
P0599 is a diagnostic trouble code dtc for thermostat heater control circuit high.
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P0597 thermostat heater control circuit open fault code.
Location for the connector to the pcv heater.
However specific troubleshooting steps will vary depending on the vehicle.
What does that mean.
What the p0597 code means if a pcm powertrain control module stores this code it s because the engine s thermostat is experiencing an issue with the control voltage.
They are generic codes meaning they pertain to all vehicles using this type of thermostatic control however only a small number of manufacturers.
This can happen for multiple reasons and a mechanic needs to diagnose the specific cause for this code to be triggered in your situation.
This code is a generic trouble code that applies to all vehicles equipped with obd ii system especially those models made since 1996 up to present and with the same thermostatic control.
The ecm can determine if the control circuit is open shorted to ground or shorted to a voltage by monitoring the feedback voltage.
Follow the intake pipe from the airbox to the turbo inlet just before the turbo inlet there is a hose that branches off and goes to the valve cover at this junction is a small 2 wire electrical connector this is the pcv heater.
Thermostat heater control circuit open.
