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P21A1-00Cylinder 6 Air-fuel Ratio Imbalance
P21A100Cylinder #6 Air-Fuel Ratio Imbalance If one or more of the listed
Manufacturer communications
5Original wording in English
RAM
Loose Charge Air Cooler Case Crimp Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● P219C-00 - Cylinder 1 Air-fuel Ratio Imbalance. ● P219D-00 - Cylinder 2 Air-fuel Ratio Imbalance. ● P219F-00 - Cylinder 4 Ai…
KIA
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: CYLINDER IMBALANCE DTC P219XXOO INSPECTION AND INJECTOR REPLACEMENT - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information regarding cylinder air-fuel ratio imbalance …
KIA
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: CYLINDER IMBALANCE DTC P219XXOO INSPECTION AND INJECTOR REPLACEMENT - This bulletin provides information regarding cylinder air-fuel ratio imbalance DTC P219XX00 stored in ECU on some 2022MY Carnival (KA4) vehicles with Lambda III 3.5L GDI engine, produced from January 26, 2021 through November 10, 20…
AUDI
MIL is on due to One of the following DTCs for air-fuel ratio imbalance is stored in the engine control module (ECM), J623 (address word 01): DTC P219C00 (stored in cylinder 1), DTC P219D00 (stored in cylinder 2), DTC P219E00 (stored in cylinder 3), DTC P219F00 (stored in cylinder 4), DTC P21A000 (stored in cylinder 5), DTC P21A…
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