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P2A74

Alternative Fuel Hydraulic Fuel Pump Select Valve Control Circuit Intermittent/Erratic

The control circuit of the alternative fuel hydraulic fuel pump select valve reports a control circuit intermittent/erratic condition. Pump path selection cannot be commanded reliably.

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

Symptoms

  • Check engine light on
  • Hard start, no start, or stalling under load
  • Power loss especially at high load or rpm
  • Possible long cranking time

Common causes

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

  • Valve connector not seatedCommon
  • Harness chafing intermittently shorts the wirePossible
  • Connector with intermittent contact under vibrationLess likely

Parts involved

  • Alt Fuel Hyd Pump Select Valve
  • Wiring Harness
  • Afcm

P2A74 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.