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J1939 66 fault pairs Engine ECU

Caterpillar J1939 Fault Codes

What this page covers
66 SPN/FMI fault pairs published by Caterpillar in one fault-code document, as they appear in the MechanicDB Heavy Duty dataset. The dataset maps every pair to an authored fault family with FMI-informed procedure consideration order, difficulty ratings, parts-cost ranges and labour estimates where known; this page shows the coverage and the rows that are in the free sample.
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Source documents

Source documentControllerFault pairs
1200 Series marine auxiliary engines troubleshooting guideEngine ECU66

Fault pairs by system

SystemFault pairs
Fuel31
Engine9
Air Intake7
Electrical7
Cooling6
Lubrication6

Largest fault families

Fault familyFault pairs
Injector Cylinder Circuit18
Engine Oil Pressure Sensor6
Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor5
Fuel Rail / Common Rail Pressure5
Fuel Temperature Sensor4
Intake / Charge Air Temperature Sensor4
Sensor Supply Voltage Circuit4
Battery / System Voltage3
Fuel Supply / Transfer Pump3
Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor2

Failure modes (FMI)

FMIMeaningFault pairs
0Reading in-range but far too high3
1Reading in-range but far too low2
2Signal unstable, intermittent or implausible11
3Circuit voltage high / short to supply9
4Circuit voltage low / short to ground9
5Current too low; open circuit7
6Current too high; short to ground9
8Wrong frequency, pulse width or period2
11Fault detected, cause undetermined1
15Slightly above normal range4
16Moderately above normal range4
17Slightly below normal range1
18Moderately below normal range2
21Value has drifted downward over time2

Standard and OEM-assigned SPNs

29 distinct SPNs appear in these pairs, all of them standard SPNs whose meaning is the same on every make.

Sample rows

Rows for this OEM from the free sample. The dataset adds the ordered procedures for every pair, with cost and labour estimates where known and a part name where one is mapped.

SPNFMIOEM codeDescriptionFault family
17416174-16Fuel temperature reading moderately above normal rangeFuel Temperature Sensor

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