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P0065

Air Assisted Injector Control Range/Performance

The air-assist injector control system (used on some lean-burn or direct-injection engines to atomize fuel with air) shows a performance deviation from the expected behavior.

  • Check engine light: Yes
  • Emissions related: Yes
  • Repair difficulty: hard

Common causes

Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.

  • Air passage clogged with carbonCommon
  • Sensor element aged beyond calibration windowLess likely
  • Sensor mounting loose - signal dampingLess likely

Parts involved

  • Air Assist Valve
  • Air Supply

P0065 is a generic OBD-II code defined by SAE J2012. Exact wording and diagnostic procedure vary by manufacturer and model. Code definitions are drawn from the public-domain OBDex dataset; the workshop notes are our own.