Generic Fault Code
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Rough Idle / Light Surge
System
Fuel System
Symptom
Rough Idle / Light Surge
Diagnosis & fix steps
LOGIC: Bank 1 Air-Fuel Ratio Imbalance.
ACTION: Run a relative compression test to check for mechanical variations between cylinders. Check for a single leaking fuel injector or a localized intake manifold gasket leak.
Red Seal field insights
Advanced Logic: Unlike a P0171 which looks at the whole bank, the PCM uses precision crankshaft speed variations to determine if one individual cylinder on that bank is running leaner/richer than the rest.
Same code keeps coming back?
That's a program problem, not a part problem. Book a 30-minute uptime review with Grant, a Red Seal Heavy Duty Technician.
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