P230E: Cylinder 5 Air-Fuel Ratio Imbalance Adjustment At Limit During Balance
Standardized SAE J2012 code · P23xx — Ignition system and misfire
What does P230E mean?
The ECU continuously trims individual cylinders to equalise air-fuel ratio across the bank using ion-current or per-cylinder lambda feedback. For cylinder 5 the per-cylinder fuel correction has hit its software-side maximum or minimum without restoring balance, indicating the underlying mechanical or fuelling deviation is too large to compensate.
The code tells you which monitor failed, not which part is broken. Test before replacing parts.
Common causes
- High Fuel injector for cylinder 5 has drifted in flow rate
- Medium Reduced compression on cylinder 5
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