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P2B1E

Cylinder 8 Injection Pulse Offset Not Learned

The ECM has not yet learned the per-cylinder injection pulse offset for cylinder 8. Combustion equalisation between cylinders cannot be applied until adaptation completes.

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

Common causes

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

  • Adaptation lost after battery disconnect or ECM resetCommon
  • Injector replaced without learn procedurePossible

Parts involved

  • Fuel Injector Cyl 8
  • ECM

P2B1E 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.