MechanicDB
Fault Family System: Powertrain (P-Codes) 12 SAE Codes

Fuel Trim Lean

Diagnostic & Technical Explanation
Code P0171 (System Too Lean Bank 1) sets when the ECM must add more fuel than the calibrated limit allows to correct a lean condition on the indicated bank. The leading causes are a vacuum or intake air leak downstream of the MAF, a weak fuel pump or clogged filter, or a leaking exhaust manifold gasket confusing the upstream O2 sensor.

These 12 diagnostic trouble codes share one detection mechanism and one repair path, which is why MechanicDB groups them into a single authored fault family rather than repeating the same explanation 12 times.

Codes in this family (12)

CodeDefinitionRepair coverage
P0171System Too Lean Bank 13 ranked fixes
P0174System Too Lean Bank 23 ranked fixes
P2096Post Catalyst Fuel Trim System Too Lean Bank 13 ranked fixes
P2098Post Catalyst Fuel Trim System Too Lean Bank 23 ranked fixes
P2177System Too Lean Off Idle Bank 13 ranked fixes
P2179System Too Lean Off Idle Bank 23 ranked fixes
P2187System Too Lean at Idle Bank 13 ranked fixes
P2189System Too Lean at Idle Bank 23 ranked fixes
P2191System Too Lean at Higher Load Bank 13 ranked fixes
P2193System Too Lean at Higher Load Bank 23 ranked fixes
P2E68System Too Lean During Cylinder Deactivation Bank 13 ranked fixes
P2E6ASystem Too Lean During Cylinder Deactivation Bank 23 ranked fixes

What this page does not show

This page publishes the fault mechanism and the code index. The licensed dataset adds, for every one of the 15,886 codes, the full authored repair set (56,729 procedures in total) with the fields deliberately withheld here: