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P0260

Cylinder 1 Injector Circuit Performance

The injector drive circuit for cylinder 1 does not respond as expected. Pulse width or current feedback differs from the commanded value, indicating a wiring, driver or solenoid problem.

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

Common causes

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

  • Injector winding open or shortedCommon
  • Wiring or connector damagedPossible
  • ECM injector driver damagedLess likely

Parts involved

  • Injector
  • Injector Wiring
  • ECM

P0260 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.