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P2350

Cylinder 9 Pressure Variation High

Cylinder-to-cylinder pressure variation on cylinder 9 is above the calibrated maximum — combustion is unstable cycle-to-cycle, typical of partial misfire or injector seat erosion.

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

Common causes

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

  • Rough combustion - excessive cycle-to-cycle variationCommon
  • Injector intermittent on cylinder 9Possible

Parts involved

  • Cylinder 9 Combustion
  • Cylinder Pressure Sensor 9

P2350 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.