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P2B02

Cylinder 3 Injection Pulse Performance

The ECM detects that the injection pulse on cylinder 3 does not produce the expected combustion result. Pulse width, timing, or quantity drift compared to the bank average.

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

Common causes

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

  • Injector aged - flow characteristic driftedCommon
  • Fuel quality affecting injection resultPossible

Parts involved

  • Fuel Injector Cyl 3
  • ECM

P2B02 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.