P02FCCold Start Fuel Injection Control Circuit Low
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- Turns on the check-engine light
- Matters for the ITP
- How the car detects it
- Cold start fuel injection is an extra injection system for cold starts – for example on flex-fuel engines running on high ethanol blends, where a Hyundai patent describes a small auxiliary tank, a cold-start injector and a heater. CARB lists such heated fuel preparation systems among the monitored output components. P02FC means the control circuit reads low – typically the control wire shorted to ground or a shorted turn in the cold-start injector. Depending on the circuit the valve then does not work, or it stays open and over-fuels the engine, causing fuel smell and hot-start problems. No manufacturer document using this code was found; unlike the older P0213/P0214, these codes separate the fault types.
- What you may notice
- Check engine light on
- Hard cold start, or over-fuelling with fuel smell if the valve stays open
- Rough running when cold
- Likely causes
- LikelyControl wire chafed through, shorted to ground
- PossibleShorted turn in the cold-start injector or valve
- PossibleWater or corrosion in the connector
- RareDriver stage in the engine module
- Inspection (ITP)
- Matters for the ITP. While the check-engine light is on, the car fails the emissions check.
- Repair
- Medium · Often possible to do yourself.Typical cost: €50 – €400
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.