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P2193

System Too Lean at Higher Load (Bank 2)

Bank 2 fuel trim hits the lean limit only at higher engine load. Pattern points to a fuel-supply restriction — failing fuel pump, blocked filter, or weak injectors — rather than a vacuum leak (which would dominate at idle).

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

Symptoms

  • Check engine light on
  • Rough idle, possible stalling
  • Hesitation or hard cold start
  • Power loss under load

Common causes

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

  • Fuel pump weak under loadCommon
  • Fuel filter cloggedPossible

Parts involved

  • Fuel Pump
  • Fuel Filter
  • Fuel Injector

P2193 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.