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P0171 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for August 2016

Fuel System Lean (Bank 1)


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P0171
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2006 Audi A4 2.0L Poor Fuel Economy VIN: WAUDF78E86
P0171: . Car came in with a P0170 code. idle adaption is 6.5 % at idle should be under .6. Check oil cap a lot of vacume at oil cap, measured vacume at dip stick reading was barely 1hg. Smoked engine, no leaks, replaced vent valve on valve cover and valve cover still n...
August 02, 2016
2005 Pontiac Sunfire 2.2L Running Lean VIN: 3G2JB12F55
P0171: Fuel Trim System Lean. What could cause vehicle to run lean? LTFT at +25%? Smoke tested and no leaks found Fuel Pump and Filter previously replaced At idle there is 40 PSI at the Rail (manual gauge) KOEO Pressure goes up to 30-40 PSI and immediately drops back to 0
August 04, 2016
2006 Audi A4 2.0L Poor Fuel Economy VIN: WAUDF78E86
P0171: . Car came in with a P0170 code. idle adaption is 6.5 % at idle should be under .6. Check oil cap a lot of vacume at oil cap, measured vacume at dip stick reading was barely 1hg. Smoked engine, no leaks, replaced vent valve on valve cover and valve cover still n...
August 05, 2016
2005 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6KD54Y25
P0171: Fuel Trim System Lean (Bank 1). Engine seems to run and idle ok. Customer thinks the idle is alittle rougher than she remembers.
August 10, 2016
2002 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L MIL Lamp on, lean VIN: 1NXBR12E62
P0171: Fuel System Too Lean (Bank 1). ... another mess. The vehicle came to me with a check engine light with a P0171. Drove vehicle found that the calculated load was only going to 70%, easy fix right, replace Mass air flow sensor and had to fix it. WRONG, imagine that. Actually it did fix the ca...
August 10, 2016
2002 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L MIL Lamp on, lean VIN: 1NXBR12E62
P0171: Fuel System Too Lean (Bank 1). ... another mess. The vehicle came to me with a check engine light with a P0171. Drove vehicle found that the calculated load was only going to 70%, easy fix right, replace Mass air flow sensor and had to fix it. WRONG, imagine that. Actually it did fix the ca...
August 11, 2016
1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L Excessive Emissions, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMZU34EXW
P0171: Pending lean code on bank 1. Vehicle came in with blown out thermostat housing replaced the housing sensors, therm etc. Misfires on cyl 1 with flashing mil and cyl 4 misfire as well. Replaced plugs and wires, compression on 1 and 4 is 150-160 still has cat damaging misfire on 1 and # ...
August 18, 2016
1999 Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT3GN86R3X
P0171: Fuel System Too Lean (Bank 1). I scanned the computer. When I found the codes I tested the tps for voltage & it had the correct voltage . I then tested the O2 sensor & it checked out fine both on my scan tool & on my volt meter. My problem is that I don't have a wiring diagram t...
August 25, 2016
2005 Kia Rio 1.6L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: KNADC12585
P0171: Fuel System Too Lean. ... "Felt like it was starving for fuel." Shop owner scanned vehicle globally and found P0170, P0171, P0121 codes, ordered a TPS and passed it on to me. I resc...
August 30, 2016
2009 Hyundai Accent GLS 1.6L long crank hard star VIN: KMHCN46C79
P0171: system too lean. it has an long crank.once started runs fine. no misfires or hesitation or stalling. I replaced spark plugs. ckp sensor has been replaced for stalling on previous visit. any ideas or help would be great thanks.
August 31, 2016