Diagnostic article Generic OBD-II

P02F0: Cylinder 3 injector feedback during sufficiently long pulses

P02F0 explained through the documented GM monitor: cylinder 3 injector feedback during sufficiently long pulses. Diagnostic distinctions, verification and applicability limits.

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Documented application

2025 GM 25OBDG03A ECM monitor at the cited physical PDF pages only. Vehicle, engine and calibration applicability is not established by the file-level application matrix.

The code alone does not identify a failed part or establish that a vehicle is safe to drive. Confirm the vehicle, reporting module and applicable service procedure.

P02F0 concerns cylinder 3 injector circuit range/performance. In the cited GM monitor, the key evidence is the voltage-feedback waveform used to estimate opening magnitude and closing time. The controller checks whether those estimates are available and plausible.

The test is conditional on injector travel

The diagnostic requires a pulse width large enough for maximum pintle travel and stabilized coil behavior. It does not judge every tiny injection pulse by the same full-travel rule. Valid feedback data and the general diagnostic enable must also be present.

Failure can result from an undetected opening or closing event, or from a detected value exceeding its minimum or maximum calibration boundary. That distinction points the investigation toward the actual failed feedback feature rather than an assumed generic injector defect.

Evidence for a focused retest

Preserve injection pulse width, feedback validity and the available opening/closing diagnostic results for cylinder 3. The source uses cylinder-event sampling and describes 50 to 100 samples with Type B reporting. Its numeric opening and closing limits are supplied elsewhere in supporting tables.

A continuity check cannot reproduce this dynamic rationality evaluation. Equally, the code does not by itself prove the quantity of fuel delivered is wrong. Verification should demonstrate eligible events and a completed passing feedback test under the applicable calibration. Any electrical capture or fuel-system intervention should follow the correct direct-injection service procedure.

Source and applicability

This explanation is limited to the 2025 GM 25OBDG03A monitor on page 239, page 240. Its thresholds are calibration examples, not universal specifications. Confirm the vehicle, engine and controller procedure before applying them.

Article source documents

  1. General Motors

    25OBDG03A — 2025 Engine and Transmission Diagnostic Parameters

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Original code reference

Dictionary definition

Cylinder 3 Injector Circuit Range/Performance

This definition retains its original catalog scope. The article above is limited to its explicitly documented application.

Reference scope

Generic OBD-II definition.

A manufacturer label does not establish the model, year, engine or module to which a diagnosis applies. Read the safety and diagnostic limits.

Definition source

  1. Community reference dataWal33D (Waleed Judah)
    DTC Database: pinned community code definitions

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