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P226A

Water in Fuel Lamp Control Circuit

A general electrical fault on the drive line for the dashboard water-in-fuel warning lamp.

  • Check engine light: Not always
  • Emissions related: No
  • Repair difficulty: easy

Common causes

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

  • Lamp drive failedCommon

Parts involved

  • Water In Fuel Indicator

P226A 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.