OBD Guide

P02A3

Cylinder 3 - Fuel Trim at Min Limit

Severity
⚠️ Medium
Can you drive?
Limited driving only, diagnose soon
Approx. repair cost
$56–167 (est.)

Symptoms

  • Unstable engine operation
  • Power reduction
  • Increased fuel consumption
  • Misfire in cylinder 3

Causes

  • Air leak in the intake tract
  • Dirty or faulty fuel injectors
  • Malfunction of the mass air flow sensor (MAF)
  • Problems with the absolute pressure (MAP) sensor
  • Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system malfunction

How to Fix

  1. Check the tightness of the intake tract
  2. Clean or replace fuel injectors
  3. Check the operation of the mass air flow sensor and MAP
  4. Diagnose the EGR system
  5. Check the fuel pump and system pressure

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