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P268A

Fuel Injector Calibration Not Learned/Programmed

After injector replacement the engine controller did not receive the per-injector flow calibration codes (IMA, ISA, IMV). Cylinder balance and emissions are out of tolerance.

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

Symptoms

  • Check engine light on
  • Misfire or rough idle on the affected cylinder
  • Increased fuel consumption
  • Possible fuel smell or smoke from exhaust

Common causes

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

  • Injector calibration codes not entered after replacementCommon
  • Wrong codes entered for the wrong cylinder positionsPossible

Parts involved

  • Fuel Injectors
  • Control Module

P268A 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.