P2014–P2019 Intake Manifold Runner Position Sensor/Switch Circuit Bank 1
The ECU has logged a fault on P2014. The definition below is the exact wording the standard uses for this code.
Can you drive it? The engine light will stay on and the car may run in a reduced-power mode. Read the freeze-frame data to see the conditions the fault was logged under.
Which code is which
Same fault, different cylinder or bank — diagnosed the same way. Several set together usually means one shared cause.
| Code | Definition | Severity |
|---|---|---|
P2014 | Intake Manifold Runner Position Sensor/Switch Circuit Bank 1 | Investigate soon |
P2019 | Intake Manifold Runner Position Sensor/Switch Circuit Bank 2 | Investigate soon |
The definition
P2014: Intake Manifold Runner Position Sensor/Switch Circuit Bank 1.
P2014 is a manufacturer-specific powertrain code (the engine or gearbox). Its meaning is set by the carmaker rather than by the SAE standard, so a generic OBD-II reader will often show it as an unknown code or misread it.
What to check first
Cheapest and fastest checks first:
- Read the freeze-frame data stored with the fault - engine speed, load and temperature at the moment it logged tell you whether this happens cold, hot or under load.
- Check the connector at the part for corrosion, and that it is fully seated.
- Clear the code and see whether it returns, and under what conditions.
What actually causes this on a VAG
The inlet manifold flap has a position sensor that reports back where the flap actually is. This code is about that feedback signal being electrically wrong - out of range, missing, or shorted - rather than about the flap being physically stuck. Where that sensor lives varies by engine, and it matters to your wallet: on a number of VAG engines it is a separate potentiometer on the manifold that can be replaced on its own, while on others it is sealed inside the flap actuator and comes only with it. Find out which yours is before anyone quotes you for a manifold.
Most likely causes, in order
- Connector or wiring at the sensor or actuator. The sensor usually shares a plug with the motor, in a spot that sees plenty of heat and oil vapour. Look at the pins for corrosion, damp and terminals that have spread or pushed back, and check the loom where it flexes or passes close to anything hot. This is the cheapest thing to rule out and it fails far more often than the sensor does.
- Failed position sensor. In live data the position value is obviously implausible - pinned at zero, pinned at full travel, or simply not changing while the flap is being commanded to move. The clean way to confirm this is to command the flap through its travel with a diagnostic tool while watching the reported position, ignition on and engine off.
- A problem with the shared supply or earth, not the sensor. Position sensors run on a low-voltage reference supply that the ECU also feeds to other sensors. If that reference or its earth is shorted or broken, several unrelated sensors misbehave at once. The giveaway is a fault memory full of circuit codes for sensors that have nothing to do with each other - in that case the flap sensor is a victim, not the culprit, and replacing it changes nothing.
Worth knowing: A VAG-capable scan tool can drive the flap through its full travel while showing the position value at the same time. That one test separates "the sensor has failed" from "the flap is jammed with carbon", and it decides whether you are buying a manifold or booking a clean - well worth paying a workshop for half an hour of diagnostic time before ordering parts. Whatever gets replaced, have the flap basic setting run afterwards; VAG's diagnostics stores a specific fault when that step is skipped.
Reading the code is the easy part
A code names the circuit that complained. What tells you why is watching the sensor behind it while the engine runs — and that is where a code reader stops and a diagnostic tool starts.
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Common questions
What does P2014 mean?
P2014 means Intake Manifold Runner Position Sensor/Switch Circuit Bank 1. It is logged when the ECU sees this circuit outside its expected operating window.
Can I drive with P2014?
The engine light will stay on and the car may run in a reduced-power mode. Read the freeze-frame data to see the conditions the fault was logged under.