MechanicDB
Fault Family System: Powertrain (P-Codes) 19 SAE Codes

Coolant Thermostat Performance

Diagnostic & Technical Explanation
Code P00B7 (Engine Coolant Flow Low/Performance) sets when engine coolant fails to reach or maintain its regulating temperature within the expected time, or coolant flow/circulation is judged insufficient. Causes are a thermostat stuck open, a low coolant level, a failing water pump, or a chronically cold operating condition combined with a stuck-open thermostat.

These 19 diagnostic trouble codes share one detection mechanism and one repair path, which is why MechanicDB groups them into a single authored fault family rather than repeating the same explanation 19 times.

Codes in this family (19)

CodeDefinitionRepair coverage
P00B7Engine Coolant Flow Low/Performance3 ranked fixes
P0125Insufficient Coolant Temperature for Closed Loop Fuel Control3 ranked fixes
P0126Insufficient Coolant Temperature for Stable Operation3 ranked fixes
P0128Coolant Thermostat (Coolant Temperature Below Thermostat Regulating Temperature)3 ranked fixes
P01F0Coolant Temperature Relapsed Below Diagnostic Monitoring Temperature3 ranked fixes
P026FCoolant Thermostat Performance3 ranked fixes
P050CCold Start Engine Coolant Temperature Performance3 ranked fixes
P2181Cooling System Performance3 ranked fixes
P2B58Engine Coolant Flow Control Valve Motor Current High3 ranked fixes
P2B59Engine Coolant Flow Control Valve Control Circuit/Open3 ranked fixes
P2B5AEngine Coolant Flow Control Valve Control Circuit Low3 ranked fixes
P2B5BEngine Coolant Flow Control Valve Control Circuit High3 ranked fixes
P2B5CEngine Coolant Flow Control Valve Supply Circuit Low3 ranked fixes
P2B5DEngine Coolant Flow Control Valve Position Sensor Circuit3 ranked fixes
P2B5EEngine Coolant Flow Control Valve Position Sensor Circuit Low3 ranked fixes
P2B5FEngine Coolant Flow Control Valve Position Sensor Circuit High3 ranked fixes
P2B60Engine Coolant Flow Control Valve Position Sensor Circuit Range/Performance3 ranked fixes
P2B61Engine Coolant Flow Control Valve Stuck Closed3 ranked fixes
P2B6DEngine Coolant Flow Control Valve Position Sensor Circuit Intermittent/Erratic3 ranked fixes

What this page does not show

This page publishes the fault mechanism and the code index. The licensed dataset adds, for every one of the 15,886 codes, the full authored repair set (56,729 procedures in total) with the fields deliberately withheld here: