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P26F8

Coolant Pump C Stuck/Stalled

The third coolant pump is commanded on but the rotor does not turn. Sediment, frozen coolant, or a foreign object jams the impeller.

  • Check engine light: Yes
  • Emissions related: No
  • Repair difficulty: medium

Common causes

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

  • Impeller jammed by sediment or debrisCommon
  • Pump motor seized by bearing failurePossible

Parts involved

  • Coolant Pump C
  • Cooling System

P26F8 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.