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P2DE1

Cold Start Fuel Injection Quantity C Higher Than Expected

During cold start, the measured fuel injection quantity for group C is above the calibrated cold-start window. Cold-start strategy or injector flow drift.

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

Common causes

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

  • Injector leakingCommon
  • Fuel rail pressure highPossible

Parts involved

  • Fuel Injector Group C
  • Fuel Rail
  • ECM

P2DE1 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.