P0216
Injector/Injection Timing Control Circuit
Fault on the injection timing control circuit (used on mechanical injection pumps with electronic timing control).
- Check engine light: Yes
- Emissions related: Yes
- Repair difficulty: hard
Common causes
Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.
- Timing control solenoid failedCommon
Parts involved
- Timing Control Solenoid
- Injection Pump
P0216 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.