P269DExhaust Aftertreatment Glow Plug Control Circuit Low
- Generic OBD-II code · Powertrain
- Turns on the check-engine light
- Matters for the ITP
- How the car detects it
- A low reading on the exhaust glow plug control line points to a path to ground before the load, so the control stage cannot set the right level and the vaporizer glow plug may be switched wrongly. Ford is the documented user: in its 2017 and 2018 diesel summaries the 3.2 L Transit judges the downstream injection glow plug circuit by voltage windows, and a reading held between 1.95 and 2.175 V for 5 s is classed as a short to ground (key on, battery 9–16.3 V). In 2015 and 2016 Ford used P2688 for the identical window. Typical findings are a pinched wire near the exhaust or a shorted relay coil. The DPF regeneration that relies on vaporized fuel is held back until the circuit is repaired.
- What you may notice
- MIL on
- Regeneration suspended, rising soot load
- Possible blown fuse in the glow plug feed
- Likely causes
- LikelyControl wire chafed on the exhaust or body and grounded
- PossibleShorted coil in the glow plug relay
- RareHeat-damaged connector near the vaporizer
- 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: €60 – €500
- Related codes
Explanation from obdex (CC0), exactly as the app shows it. Guidance only; confirm with a workshop.