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Circuit Description

The fuel 2 injector drive circuit is a high voltage supply and drives injectors installed to the cylinder 4, 5, and 6. The engine control module (ECM) steps up the battery voltage and supplies the resulted high voltage to the related injectors continuity. If the fuel 2 injector drive circuit supply to the cylinder 4, 5, and 6 is shorted to a voltage circuit or if the injector solenoid control circuit 1, 2, or 3 is shorted to voltage, this DTC will set.

DTC Descriptor

This diagnostic procedure supports the following DTC:

DTC P1266 Injector Positive Voltage Control Circuit Group 2 High Voltage

Conditions for Running the DTC

    • The ignition is ON.
    • The battery voltage is between 10-16 volts.
    • The engine is running.
    • The crankshaft position (CKP) sensor is not failed.

Conditions for Setting the DTC

The ECM detects that the injector power supply circuit is shorted to a voltage circuit.

Action Taken When the DTC Sets

    • The ECM illuminates the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and reduced engine power indicator lamp, if fitted, when the diagnostic runs and fails.
    • The ECM records the operating conditions at the time the diagnostic fails. The ECM stores this information in the failure records.
    • The ECM disables cylinder 4, 5, and 6 injector operation.
    • The ECM limits fuel injection quantity for fail-safe operations.
    • The ECM closes the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve and stops EGR control.
    • The ECM inhibits cruise control.

Conditions for Clearing the MIL/DTC

    • The MIL resets when the ignition is turned OFF.
    • A current DTC, Last Test Failed, clears when the diagnostic runs and passes.
    • Clear the MIL and the DTC with a scan tool.

Step

Action

Values

Yes

No

Schematic Reference: Engine Controls Schematics

1

Did you perform the Diagnostic System Check - Vehicle?

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Go to Step 2

Go to Diagnostic System Check - Vehicle

2

  1. Observe the Failure Records data for this DTC.
  2. Turn OFF the ignition for 30 seconds.
  3. Start the engine.
  4. Operate the vehicle within the Conditions for Running the DTC. You may also operate the vehicle within the conditions that you observed from the Failure Records.

Does the DTC fail this ignition?

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Go to Step 3

Go to Intermittent Conditions

3

  1. Turn OFF the ignition.
  2. Disconnect the injector harness in-line connector from the cylinder head cover case.
  3. Measure the voltage through the in-line connector between the injector power supply circuits and a known good ground.
  4. Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.

Are the voltage measures more than the specified value?

1 V

Go to Step 4

Go to Step 6

4

  1. Turn OFF the ignition.
  2. Disconnect the engine control module (ECM) and the injector connector.
  3. Inspect for poor connections at the harness connector of the ECM and the injector.
  4. Repair the connections as necessary.

Did you find and correct the condition?

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Go to Step 7

Go to Step 5

5

  1. Test the injector power supply circuits between the ECM and the in-line connector for a short to voltage circuit.
  2. Repair the circuits as necessary.

Did you find and correct the condition?

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Go to Step 7

Go to Intermittent Conditions

6

Replace the ECM. Refer to Engine Control Module Programming and Setup , Engine Control Module Replacement/Restore Fuel Rate Data , and Fuel Injector Flow Rate Programming .

Did you complete the replacement?

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Go to Step 7

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7

  1. Clear the DTCs with a scan tool.
  2. Turn OFF the ignition for 30 seconds.
  3. Start the engine.
  4. Operate the vehicle within the Conditions for Running the DTC. You may also operate the vehicle within the conditions that you observed from the Freeze Frame/Failure Records.

Did the DTC fail this ignition?

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Go to Step 2

Go to Step 8

8

Observe the Capture Info with a scan tool.

Are there any DTCs that have not been diagnosed?

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Go to Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) List - Vehicle

System OK