P260FEVAP System Monitoring Processor Performance
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- Turns on the check-engine light
- Matters for the ITP
- How the car detects it
- Some evaporative leak tests run long after the engine is switched off, so Ford gives them a small dedicated processor that works during the soak. P260F is set when that monitoring processor does not behave as intended. In Ford's 2020–2023 gasoline OBD summary it belongs to the engine-off natural vacuum (EONV) test for 0.020 inch leaks, which may run at most twice a day after the vehicle has soaked for 3.5–6 hours; the processor check itself is continuous and takes about 5 seconds. Ford marks the code with a MIL in its 2014 list. Because the module also relies on CAN communication, tank pressure sensing and the vent solenoid, wiring or supply faults can trigger it as well as an internal fault. Without a working processor the small leak test (P0456) cannot complete, so readiness may stay incomplete.
- What you may notice
- MIL on
- EVAP readiness not set, small leak test not completed
- Likely causes
- LikelyInternal fault in the EVAP monitoring processor or module
- PossibleSupply, ground or CAN wiring fault at the monitoring module
- RareSoftware level requiring an update
- 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: €80 – €600
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.