Scania EEC DTC 8242 Exhaust gas temperature sensor upstream of SCR catalytic converter

EEC Exhaust Emission Control · Scania

Code 8242 (decimal). Some diagnostic tools show it in hexadecimal as 2032.

In short

Fault on the exhaust gas temperature sensor upstream of the SCR catalytic converter.

Applies to: EEC3

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