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P0174 — System Too Lean (Bank 2)

P0174 means: The controller has reached its enrichment limit on bank 2.

System: Fuel & Air Metering · Standard: SAE J2012 generic code · Severity: Repair soon

01Can you keep driving?

Repair soon

The car will usually keep running, but continued driving risks secondary damage or an emissions failure. Book the repair.

02What you will notice

03Likely causes, most common first

  1. Intake leak on bank 2
  2. Weak fuel delivery
  3. Faulty mass air flow sensor

04How this code is diagnosed

When P0171 and P0174 appear together the cause is almost always upstream of the bank split, such as the mass air flow sensor or a shared intake leak.

Start by reading every stored and pending code, not just this one. A single fault frequently sets three or four codes at once, and the first one in the freeze-frame data is usually the cause while the rest are consequences.

Common questions

What does P0174 mean?

The controller has reached its enrichment limit on bank 2. System Too Lean (Bank 2) is a generic fuel & air metering code defined by SAE J2012, so it carries the same meaning on every OBD-II vehicle.

Is it safe to drive with P0174?

Repair soon. The car will usually keep running, but continued driving risks secondary damage or an emissions failure. Book the repair.

What are the most likely causes of P0174?

In rough order of how often they turn out to be the problem: Intake leak on bank 2; Weak fuel delivery; Faulty mass air flow sensor.

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Sourcing

Code number, system and definition follow the SAE J2012 / ISO 15031-6 generic diagnostic trouble code standard. Symptoms, causes and severity are the standard generic diagnostic logic for that fault. This page does not contain manufacturer-specific procedures, part numbers or pricing.