System: Powertrain (P-Code)
SAE Standard (Generic)
Family: Engine Off Timer Performance
Code P2610: ECM/PCM Engine Off Timer Performance
Diagnostic & Technical Explanation
Code P2610 (ECM/PCM Engine Off Timer Performance) sets when the ECM's internal engine-off timer, used to judge cold-soak duration for EVAP leak testing and cold-start enrichment, disagrees with other time references such as the low-power clock or network time, or the module's power-off timer fails its rationality check. Causes are the ECM losing its keep-alive power between drives from a weak battery or corroded feed, or an internal timer circuit fault in the module itself.
First-listed procedure
Rank #1
Restore ECM keep-alive power
Easy DIY
This is the first procedure in the authored
consideration order, not a measured cause likelihood. Execute it only when its prerequisites
and diagnostic findings support it. Its cost and labor estimates (where known), the step-by-step procedure and the
remaining 2 procedure(s) are in the licensed dataset. Ordering context.
Full family: Engine Off Timer Performance
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