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Possible Causes

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Possible Causes 
(G24) EOT SIGNAL CIRCUIT HIGH RESISTANCE
(G24) EOT SIGNAL CIRCUIT SHORTED TO THE (K900) SENSOR GROUND CIRCUIT
(G24) EOT SIGNAL CIRCUIT SHORTED TO GROUND
(G24) EOT SIGNAL CIRCUIT SHORTED TO VOLTAGE
(K900) SENSOR GROUND CIRCUIT HIGH RESISTANCE
ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE SENSOR
POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM)

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