Fuel trim: lean or rich fault codes

9 documented codes across 51 real diagnostics.

The mixture the ECU cannot correct for. Lean codes (P0171) usually mean unmetered air or a leaking exhaust before the sensor. Seeing lean AND rich together points at the sensor, not the mixture.

Ranked by how often we actually see them

  • P0171, System too lean, bank 1
  • P0172, System too rich, bank 1
  • P2178, System too rich off idle, bank 1
  • P2187, System too lean at idle, bank 1
  • P2177, System too lean off idle, bank 1
  • P2188, System too rich at idle, bank 1
  • P2181, Cooling system performance
  • P0170, Fuel trim, bank 1
  • P0174, System too lean, bank 2