OBD Guide

P0275

Cylinder 5 Contribution/Balance

Severity
⚠️ Medium
Can you drive?
Limited driving only, diagnose soon
Approx. repair cost
$56–333 (est.)

Symptoms

  • Floating speed
  • Engine vibration
  • Power Loss
  • Increased fuel consumption

Causes

  • Faulty injector
  • Problems with the ignition coil
  • Low compression
  • Air leak
  • Crankshaft position sensor malfunction

How to Fix

  1. Diagnostics with a scanner to confirm the code
  2. Checking the condition of the spark plugs
  3. Injector check (performance test)
  4. Checking the ignition coil
  5. Compression test in cylinder
  6. Checking the tightness of the intake tract

Related codes

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