P213F
Fuel Pump System Fault - Forced Engine Shutdown
A safety-critical fuel-pump fault has been detected and the engine has been shut down. Typical for HPFP runaway or low-pressure pump that loses control authority.
- Check engine light: Yes
- Emissions related: Yes
- Repair difficulty: hard
Symptoms
- Check engine light on
- Hard start, no start, or stalling under load
- Power loss especially at high load or rpm
- Possible long cranking time
Common causes
Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.
- HPFP runawayCommon
Parts involved
- High Pressure Fuel Pump
- Low Pressure Fuel Pump
P213F 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.