P02B0Cylinder 6 - Injector Restricted
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- Turns on the check-engine light
- Matters for the ITP
- Needs a drive cycle to confirm a fix
- How the car detects it
- These codes belong to an individual-cylinder fuel correction: a diesel's cylinder balance control measures each cylinder's crankshaft acceleration and adjusts its injection quantity; on petrol engines a cylinder-selective mixture control does the same. CARB requires the system to report when such a correction has used up its range or one cylinder causes an imbalance. P02B0 means the module attributes the deviation of cylinder 6 to an injector delivering too little – deposits or a sticking nozzle needle. GM and Ford use other codes for this (P0263 ff, P219A ff); no manufacturer document describing this code with thresholds was found, so the description follows CARB and published patents.
- What you may notice
- Check engine light on
- Rough idle, vibration
- Lack of power, higher consumption or smoke
- Likely causes
- LikelyDeposits or coking at the nozzle of cylinder 6
- PossibleNozzle needle sticking
- PossibleContaminated fuel or water
- PossibleInjector circuit high-resistance
- RareCompression loss mimicking low output
- Inspection (ITP)
- Matters for the ITP. While the check-engine light is on, the car fails the emissions check.
- Repair
- Medium · Usually a job for a workshop.Typical cost: €150 – €900
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.