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P23F2

Cylinder 1 Injector B Air-Fuel Ratio Imbalance

On dual-injector systems (typical for some heavy-duty diesels and some petrol/gas bi-fuel applications) the secondary injector B at cylinder 1 cannot keep its mixture in balance with the rest of the bank.

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

Common causes

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

  • Injector B for cylinder 1 has drifted in flow rateCommon

Parts involved

  • Fuel Injector B Cyl 1

P23F2 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.