P08BEPressure Control Solenoid L Intermittent
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- Turns on the check-engine light
- Matters for the ITP
- Can trigger limp mode
- Needs a drive cycle to confirm a fix
- How the car detects it
- Reports a fault of pressure control solenoid L that comes and goes, typically a circuit that drops out briefly or a valve response that is only occasionally implausible. No manufacturer documents this code publicly, and in earlier packages the intermittent codes of the other pressure control solenoids also proved unused. Toyota, the one documented user of letter L, publishes only P08BA71. GM's circuit tests for the comparable solenoid M confirm a fault only after it persists for 150 ms, which is why brief dropouts tend to surface as a stored circuit code instead. CARB requires transmission solenoids to be monitored. Loose pins and chafed wires are the likely causes; symptoms are occasional shift flare or a short-lived fallback mode.
- What you may notice
- Warning light that comes and goes
- Occasional harsh or flaring shift
- Likely causes
- LikelyLoose or spread terminal at the solenoid or transmission connector
- PossibleChafed wire touching ground intermittently
- RareDebris making the valve hang only now and then
- Inspection (ITP)
- Matters for the ITP. While the check-engine light is on, the car fails the emissions check.
- Repair
- Hard · Usually a job for a workshop.Typical cost: €100 – €1,500
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.